Home / 23,825.28-35,737.60-8,242.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,825.28, 35,737.60 and 8,242.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,825.28, 35,737.60 and 8,242.68 is: 12,363.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,825.28 : 35,737.60 = 8,242.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,825.28/35,737.60 = 8,242.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,825.28x = 35,737.60 × 8,242.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,825.28x = 294,573,600.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 294,573,600.77/23,825.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,363.91

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.