Home / 21,694.34-32,541.52-6,109.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,694.34, 32,541.52 and 6,109.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,694.34, 32,541.52 and 6,109.94 is: 9,164.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,694.34 : 32,541.52 = 6,109.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,694.34/32,541.52 = 6,109.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,694.34x = 32,541.52 × 6,109.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,694.34x = 198,826,734.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 198,826,734.71/21,694.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,164.91

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.