Home / 25,549.17-38,563.75-25,549.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,549.17, 38,563.75 and 25,549.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,549.17, 38,563.75 and 25,549.17 is: 38,563.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,549.17 : 38,563.75 = 25,549.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,549.17/38,563.75 = 25,549.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,549.17x = 38,563.75 × 25,549.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,549.17x = 985,271,804.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 985,271,804.59/25,549.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,563.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.