Home / 23,688.90-35,533.28-9,645.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,688.90, 35,533.28 and 9,645.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,688.90, 35,533.28 and 9,645.62 is: 14,468.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,688.90 : 35,533.28 = 9,645.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,688.90/35,533.28 = 9,645.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,688.90x = 35,533.28 × 9,645.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,688.90x = 342,740,681.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 342,740,681.23/23,688.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,468.41

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.