Home / 35,887.60-53,843.64-18,342.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 35,887.60, 53,843.64 and 18,342.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 35,887.60, 53,843.64 and 18,342.64 is: 27,520.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,887.60 : 53,843.64 = 18,342.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,887.60/53,843.64 = 18,342.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,887.60x = 53,843.64 × 18,342.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,887.60x = 987,634,504.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 987,634,504.81/35,887.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,520.22

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.