Home / 22,259.45-33,402.29-8,229.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,259.45, 33,402.29 and 8,229.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,259.45, 33,402.29 and 8,229.39 is: 12,348.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,259.45 : 33,402.29 = 8,229.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,259.45/33,402.29 = 8,229.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,259.45x = 33,402.29 × 8,229.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,259.45x = 274,880,471.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 274,880,471.30/22,259.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,348.93

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.