Home / 23,628.44-35,433.84-7,830.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,628.44, 35,433.84 and 7,830.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,628.44, 35,433.84 and 7,830.56 is: 11,742.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,628.44 : 35,433.84 = 7,830.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,628.44/35,433.84 = 7,830.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,628.44x = 35,433.84 × 7,830.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,628.44x = 277,466,810.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 277,466,810.15/23,628.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,742.92

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.