Home / 23,793.75-35,690.87-9,750.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,793.75, 35,690.87 and 9,750.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,793.75, 35,690.87 and 9,750.17 is: 14,625.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,793.75 : 35,690.87 = 9,750.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,793.75/35,690.87 = 9,750.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,793.75x = 35,690.87 × 9,750.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,793.75x = 347,991,822.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 347,991,822.74/23,793.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,625.35

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.