Home / 23,177.49-34,767.60-6,538.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,177.49, 34,767.60 and 6,538.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,177.49, 34,767.60 and 6,538.93 is: 9,808.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,177.49 : 34,767.60 = 6,538.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,177.49/34,767.60 = 6,538.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,177.49x = 34,767.60 × 6,538.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,177.49x = 227,342,902.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 227,342,902.67/23,177.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,808.78

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.