Home / 23,138.92-34,701.20-8,345.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,138.92, 34,701.20 and 8,345.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,138.92, 34,701.20 and 8,345.91 is: 12,516.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,138.92 : 34,701.20 = 8,345.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,138.92/34,701.20 = 8,345.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,138.92x = 34,701.20 × 8,345.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,138.92x = 289,613,211.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 289,613,211.79/23,138.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,516.28

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.