Home / 34,319.40-51,474.30-10,948.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,319.40, 51,474.30 and 10,948.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,319.40, 51,474.30 and 10,948.20 is: 16,420.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,319.40 : 51,474.30 = 10,948.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,319.40/51,474.30 = 10,948.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,319.40x = 51,474.30 × 10,948.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,319.40x = 563,550,931.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 563,550,931.26/34,319.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,420.77

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.