Home / 34,704.70-47,892.52-18,789.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,704.70, 47,892.52 and 18,789.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,704.70, 47,892.52 and 18,789.17 is: 25,929.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,704.70 : 47,892.52 = 18,789.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,704.70/47,892.52 = 18,789.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,704.70x = 47,892.52 × 18,789.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,704.70x = 899,860,378.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 899,860,378.34/34,704.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,929.06

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.