Home / 23,428.38-35,142.60-9,577.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,428.38, 35,142.60 and 9,577.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,428.38, 35,142.60 and 9,577.38 is: 14,366.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,428.38 : 35,142.60 = 9,577.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,428.38/35,142.60 = 9,577.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,428.38x = 35,142.60 × 9,577.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,428.38x = 336,573,810.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 336,573,810.79/23,428.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,366.08

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.