Home / 25,234.20-37,850.96-7,704.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,234.20, 37,850.96 and 7,704.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,234.20, 37,850.96 and 7,704.11 is: 11,556.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,234.20 : 37,850.96 = 7,704.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,234.20/37,850.96 = 7,704.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,234.20x = 37,850.96 × 7,704.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,234.20x = 291,608,073.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,608,073.33/25,234.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,556.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.