Home / 25,550.70-35,260.65-14,065.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,550.70, 35,260.65 and 14,065.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,550.70, 35,260.65 and 14,065.94 is: 19,411.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,550.70 : 35,260.65 = 14,065.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,550.70/35,260.65 = 14,065.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,550.70x = 35,260.65 × 14,065.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,550.70x = 495,974,010.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 495,974,010.96/25,550.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,411.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.