Home / 18,224.25-27,342.44-6,538.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,224.25, 27,342.44 and 6,538.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,224.25, 27,342.44 and 6,538.38 is: 9,809.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,224.25 : 27,342.44 = 6,538.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,224.25/27,342.44 = 6,538.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,224.25x = 27,342.44 × 6,538.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,224.25x = 178,775,262.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 178,775,262.85/18,224.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,809.75

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.