Home / 23,766.35-35,627.92-9,907.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,766.35, 35,627.92 and 9,907.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,766.35, 35,627.92 and 9,907.79 is: 14,852.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,766.35 : 35,627.92 = 9,907.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,766.35/35,627.92 = 9,907.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,766.35x = 35,627.92 × 9,907.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,766.35x = 352,993,746.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 352,993,746.59/23,766.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,852.67

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.