Home / 25,653.68-38,486.68-8,123.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,653.68, 38,486.68 and 8,123.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,653.68, 38,486.68 and 8,123.52 is: 12,187.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,653.68 : 38,486.68 = 8,123.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,653.68/38,486.68 = 8,123.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,653.68x = 38,486.68 × 8,123.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,653.68x = 312,647,314.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 312,647,314.71/25,653.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,187.23

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.