Home / 23,876.88-35,820.93-23,480.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,876.88, 35,820.93 and 23,480.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,876.88, 35,820.93 and 23,480.19 is: 35,225.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,876.88 : 35,820.93 = 23,480.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,876.88/35,820.93 = 23,480.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,876.88x = 35,820.93 × 23,480.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,876.88x = 841,082,242.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 841,082,242.38/23,876.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,225.80

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.