Home / 23,195.43-34,789.14-6,551.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,195.43, 34,789.14 and 6,551.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,195.43, 34,789.14 and 6,551.57 is: 9,826.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,195.43 : 34,789.14 = 6,551.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,195.43/34,789.14 = 6,551.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,195.43x = 34,789.14 × 6,551.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,195.43x = 227,923,485.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 227,923,485.95/23,195.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,826.22

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.