Home / 30,532.04-45,800.86-9,472.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,532.04, 45,800.86 and 9,472.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,532.04, 45,800.86 and 9,472.24 is: 14,209.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,532.04 : 45,800.86 = 9,472.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,532.04/45,800.86 = 9,472.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,532.04x = 45,800.86 × 9,472.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,532.04x = 433,836,738.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 433,836,738.13/30,532.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,209.23

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.