Home / 23,751.50-35,622.53-6,886.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,751.50, 35,622.53 and 6,886.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,751.50, 35,622.53 and 6,886.49 is: 10,328.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,751.50 : 35,622.53 = 6,886.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,751.50/35,622.53 = 6,886.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,751.50x = 35,622.53 × 6,886.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,751.50x = 245,313,984.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 245,313,984.07/23,751.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,328.36

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.