Home / 15,636.21-23,450.21-4,539.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,636.21, 23,450.21 and 4,539.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,636.21, 23,450.21 and 4,539.92 is: 6,808.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,636.21 : 23,450.21 = 4,539.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,636.21/23,450.21 = 4,539.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,636.21x = 23,450.21 × 4,539.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,636.21x = 106,462,059.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 106,462,059.42/15,636.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,808.69

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.