Home / 25,234.50-37,857.72-7,703.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,234.50, 37,857.72 and 7,703.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,234.50, 37,857.72 and 7,703.22 is: 11,556.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,234.50 : 37,857.72 = 7,703.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,234.50/37,857.72 = 7,703.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,234.50x = 37,857.72 × 7,703.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,234.50x = 291,626,345.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,626,345.86/25,234.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,556.65

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.