Home / 23,336.30-35,000.40-8,537.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,336.30, 35,000.40 and 8,537.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,336.30, 35,000.40 and 8,537.60 is: 12,804.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,336.30 : 35,000.40 = 8,537.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,336.30/35,000.40 = 8,537.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,336.30x = 35,000.40 × 8,537.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,336.30x = 298,819,415.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 298,819,415.04/23,336.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,804.92

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.