Home / 23,180.40-34,770.60-8,389.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,180.40, 34,770.60 and 8,389.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,180.40, 34,770.60 and 8,389.80 is: 12,584.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,180.40 : 34,770.60 = 8,389.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,180.40/34,770.60 = 8,389.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,180.40x = 34,770.60 × 8,389.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,180.40x = 291,718,379.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,718,379.88/23,180.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,584.70

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.