Home / 23,375.56-35,065.16-7,793.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,375.56, 35,065.16 and 7,793.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,375.56, 35,065.16 and 7,793.18 is: 11,690.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,375.56 : 35,065.16 = 7,793.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,375.56/35,065.16 = 7,793.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,375.56x = 35,065.16 × 7,793.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,375.56x = 273,269,103.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 273,269,103.61/23,375.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,690.38

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.