Home / 22,023.24-33,037.29-8,875.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,023.24, 33,037.29 and 8,875.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,023.24, 33,037.29 and 8,875.86 is: 13,314.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,023.24 : 33,037.29 = 8,875.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,023.24/33,037.29 = 8,875.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,023.24x = 33,037.29 × 8,875.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,023.24x = 293,234,360.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 293,234,360.82/22,023.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,314.77

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.