Home / 31,574.24-47,345.51-10,506.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,574.24, 47,345.51 and 10,506.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,574.24, 47,345.51 and 10,506.85 is: 15,755.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,574.24 : 47,345.51 = 10,506.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,574.24/47,345.51 = 10,506.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,574.24x = 47,345.51 × 10,506.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,574.24x = 497,452,079.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 497,452,079.65/31,574.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,755.00

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.