Home / 22,123.60-33,176.60-7,328.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,123.60, 33,176.60 and 7,328.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,123.60, 33,176.60 and 7,328.40 is: 10,989.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,123.60 : 33,176.60 = 7,328.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,123.60/33,176.60 = 7,328.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,123.60x = 33,176.60 × 7,328.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,123.60x = 243,131,395.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 243,131,395.44/22,123.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,989.69

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.