Home / 22,374.33-30,875.73-12,302.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,374.33, 30,875.73 and 12,302.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,374.33, 30,875.73 and 12,302.18 is: 16,976.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,374.33 : 30,875.73 = 12,302.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,374.33/30,875.73 = 12,302.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,374.33x = 30,875.73 × 12,302.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,374.33x = 379,838,772.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 379,838,772.56/22,374.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,976.55

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.