Home / 25,817.57-38,726.73-10,023.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 25,817.57, 38,726.73 and 10,023.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 25,817.57, 38,726.73 and 10,023.51 is: 15,035.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,817.57 : 38,726.73 = 10,023.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,817.57/38,726.73 = 10,023.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,817.57x = 38,726.73 × 10,023.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,817.57x = 388,177,765.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 388,177,765.42/25,817.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,035.41

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.