Home / 23,921.48-35,882.40-8,339.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,921.48, 35,882.40 and 8,339.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,921.48, 35,882.40 and 8,339.06 is: 12,508.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,921.48 : 35,882.40 = 8,339.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,921.48/35,882.40 = 8,339.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,921.48x = 35,882.40 × 8,339.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,921.48x = 299,225,486.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 299,225,486.54/23,921.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,508.65

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.