Home / 23,321.52-34,974.18-7,735.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,321.52, 34,974.18 and 7,735.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,321.52, 34,974.18 and 7,735.50 is: 11,600.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,321.52 : 34,974.18 = 7,735.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,321.52/34,974.18 = 7,735.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,321.52x = 34,974.18 × 7,735.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,321.52x = 270,542,769.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,542,769.39/23,321.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,600.56

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.