Home / 23,496.75-32,422.52-13,425.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,496.75, 32,422.52 and 13,425.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,496.75, 32,422.52 and 13,425.85 is: 18,525.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,496.75 : 32,422.52 = 13,425.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,496.75/32,422.52 = 13,425.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,496.75x = 32,422.52 × 13,425.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,496.75x = 435,299,809.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 435,299,809.09/23,496.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,525.96

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.