Home / 23,517.90-35,248.98-10,342.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,517.90, 35,248.98 and 10,342.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,517.90, 35,248.98 and 10,342.68 is: 15,501.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,517.90 : 35,248.98 = 10,342.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,517.90/35,248.98 = 10,342.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,517.90x = 35,248.98 × 10,342.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,517.90x = 364,568,920.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 364,568,920.47/23,517.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,501.76

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.