Home / 25,736.90-38,597.14-8,202.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,736.90, 38,597.14 and 8,202.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,736.90, 38,597.14 and 8,202.63 is: 12,301.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,736.90 : 38,597.14 = 8,202.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,736.90/38,597.14 = 8,202.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,736.90x = 38,597.14 × 8,202.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,736.90x = 316,598,058.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 316,598,058.48/25,736.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,301.33

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.