Home / 31,926.47-47,896.75-9,741.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 31,926.47, 47,896.75 and 9,741.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 31,926.47, 47,896.75 and 9,741.56 is: 14,614.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,926.47 : 47,896.75 = 9,741.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,926.47/47,896.75 = 9,741.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,926.47x = 47,896.75 × 9,741.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,926.47x = 466,589,195.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 466,589,195.85/31,926.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,614.49

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.