Home / 22,027.86-33,043.60-6,232.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,027.86, 33,043.60 and 6,232.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,027.86, 33,043.60 and 6,232.92 is: 9,349.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,027.86 : 33,043.60 = 6,232.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,027.86/33,043.60 = 6,232.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,027.86x = 33,043.60 × 6,232.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,027.86x = 205,958,115.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 205,958,115.31/22,027.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,349.89

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.