Home / 34,670.25-47,844.66-18,754.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,670.25, 47,844.66 and 18,754.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,670.25, 47,844.66 and 18,754.74 is: 25,881.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,670.25 : 47,844.66 = 18,754.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,670.25/47,844.66 = 18,754.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,670.25x = 47,844.66 × 18,754.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,670.25x = 897,314,158.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 897,314,158.69/34,670.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,881.39

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.