Home / 34,750.88-47,956.04-18,835.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,750.88, 47,956.04 and 18,835.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,750.88, 47,956.04 and 18,835.20 is: 25,992.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,750.88 : 47,956.04 = 18,835.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,750.88/47,956.04 = 18,835.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,750.88x = 47,956.04 × 18,835.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,750.88x = 903,261,604.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 903,261,604.61/34,750.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,992.48

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.