Home / 23,027.04-34,532.10-8,231.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,027.04, 34,532.10 and 8,231.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,027.04, 34,532.10 and 8,231.94 is: 12,344.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,027.04 : 34,532.10 = 8,231.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,027.04/34,532.10 = 8,231.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,027.04x = 34,532.10 × 8,231.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,027.04x = 284,266,175.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 284,266,175.27/23,027.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,344.89

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.