Home / 23,343.35-35,000.87-9,305.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,343.35, 35,000.87 and 9,305.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,343.35, 35,000.87 and 9,305.51 is: 13,952.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,343.35 : 35,000.87 = 9,305.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,343.35/35,000.87 = 9,305.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,343.35x = 35,000.87 × 9,305.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,343.35x = 325,700,724.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 325,700,724.26/23,343.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,952.62

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.