Home / 31,880.58-47,820.90-11,889.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,880.58, 47,820.90 and 11,889.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,880.58, 47,820.90 and 11,889.77 is: 17,834.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,880.58 : 47,820.90 = 11,889.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,880.58/47,820.90 = 11,889.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,880.58x = 47,820.90 × 11,889.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,880.58x = 568,579,307.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 568,579,307.68/31,880.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,834.66

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.