Home / 21,118.96-31,685.47-7,080.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,118.96, 31,685.47 and 7,080.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,118.96, 31,685.47 and 7,080.37 is: 10,622.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,118.96 : 31,685.47 = 7,080.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,118.96/31,685.47 = 7,080.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,118.96x = 31,685.47 × 7,080.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,118.96x = 224,344,851.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 224,344,851.22/21,118.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,622.91

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.