Home / 21,822.27-32,732.75-6,028.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,822.27, 32,732.75 and 6,028.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,822.27, 32,732.75 and 6,028.25 is: 9,042.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,822.27 : 32,732.75 = 6,028.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,822.27/32,732.75 = 6,028.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,822.27x = 32,732.75 × 6,028.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,822.27x = 197,321,104.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,321,104.89/21,822.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,042.19

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.