Home / 22,200.44-33,274.52-8,155.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,200.44, 33,274.52 and 8,155.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,200.44, 33,274.52 and 8,155.80 is: 12,224.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,200.44 : 33,274.52 = 8,155.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,200.44/33,274.52 = 8,155.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,200.44x = 33,274.52 × 8,155.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,200.44x = 271,380,330.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 271,380,330.22/22,200.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,224.10

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.