Home / 21,963.20-32,923.20-10,871.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,963.20, 32,923.20 and 10,871.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,963.20, 32,923.20 and 10,871.60 is: 16,296.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,963.20 : 32,923.20 = 10,871.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,963.20/32,923.20 = 10,871.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,963.20x = 32,923.20 × 10,871.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,963.20x = 357,927,861.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 357,927,861.12/21,963.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,296.71

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.