Home / 25,603.13-38,378.30-9,804.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,603.13, 38,378.30 and 9,804.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,603.13, 38,378.30 and 9,804.44 is: 14,696.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,603.13 : 38,378.30 = 9,804.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,603.13/38,378.30 = 9,804.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,603.13x = 38,378.30 × 9,804.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,603.13x = 376,277,498.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 376,277,498.74/25,603.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,696.55

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.