Home / 23,600.57-35,392.34-8,014.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,600.57, 35,392.34 and 8,014.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,600.57, 35,392.34 and 8,014.55 is: 12,018.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,600.57 : 35,392.34 = 8,014.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,600.57/35,392.34 = 8,014.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,600.57x = 35,392.34 × 8,014.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,600.57x = 283,653,521.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 283,653,521.62/23,600.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,018.93

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.