Home / 23,191.47-34,788.65-6,552.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,191.47, 34,788.65 and 6,552.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,191.47, 34,788.65 and 6,552.78 is: 9,829.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,191.47 : 34,788.65 = 6,552.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,191.47/34,788.65 = 6,552.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,191.47x = 34,788.65 × 6,552.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,191.47x = 227,962,219.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 227,962,219.01/23,191.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,829.57

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.