Home / 23,957.19-35,950.37-9,167.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,957.19, 35,950.37 and 9,167.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,957.19, 35,950.37 and 9,167.60 is: 13,756.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,957.19 : 35,950.37 = 9,167.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,957.19/35,950.37 = 9,167.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,957.19x = 35,950.37 × 9,167.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,957.19x = 329,578,656.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 329,578,656.05/23,957.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,756.98

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.