Home / 23,455.41-35,184.74-7,874.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,455.41, 35,184.74 and 7,874.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,455.41, 35,184.74 and 7,874.25 is: 11,811.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,455.41 : 35,184.74 = 7,874.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,455.41/35,184.74 = 7,874.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,455.41x = 35,184.74 × 7,874.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,455.41x = 277,053,399.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 277,053,399.57/23,455.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,811.92

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.