Home / 23,911.17-35,851.38-11,430.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,911.17, 35,851.38 and 11,430.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,911.17, 35,851.38 and 11,430.92 is: 17,139.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,911.17 : 35,851.38 = 11,430.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,911.17/35,851.38 = 11,430.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,911.17x = 35,851.38 × 11,430.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,911.17x = 409,814,399.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 409,814,399.88/23,911.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,139.03

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.