Home / 22,417.58-33,631.89-6,622.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,417.58, 33,631.89 and 6,622.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,417.58, 33,631.89 and 6,622.53 is: 9,935.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,417.58 : 33,631.89 = 6,622.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,417.58/33,631.89 = 6,622.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,417.58x = 33,631.89 × 6,622.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,417.58x = 222,728,086.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 222,728,086.78/22,417.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,935.42

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.