Home / 23,989.92-35,949.35-9,741.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 23,989.92, 35,949.35 and 9,741.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 23,989.92, 35,949.35 and 9,741.07 is: 14,597.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,989.92 : 35,949.35 = 9,741.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,989.92/35,949.35 = 9,741.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,989.92x = 35,949.35 × 9,741.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,989.92x = 350,185,134.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 350,185,134.80/23,989.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,597.18

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.