Home / 22,077.61-33,118.04-6,495.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,077.61, 33,118.04 and 6,495.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,077.61, 33,118.04 and 6,495.91 is: 9,744.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,077.61 : 33,118.04 = 6,495.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,077.61/33,118.04 = 6,495.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,077.61x = 33,118.04 × 6,495.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,077.61x = 215,131,807.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 215,131,807.22/22,077.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,744.34

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.