Home / 22,135.50-30,548.27-12,704.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,135.50, 30,548.27 and 12,704.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,135.50, 30,548.27 and 12,704.67 is: 17,533.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,135.50 : 30,548.27 = 12,704.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,135.50/30,548.27 = 12,704.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,135.50x = 30,548.27 × 12,704.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,135.50x = 388,105,721.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 388,105,721.18/22,135.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,533.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.