Home / 22,422.37-33,633.24-7,641.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,422.37, 33,633.24 and 7,641.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,422.37, 33,633.24 and 7,641.58 is: 11,462.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,422.37 : 33,633.24 = 7,641.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,422.37/33,633.24 = 7,641.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,422.37x = 33,633.24 × 7,641.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,422.37x = 257,011,094.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 257,011,094.12/22,422.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,462.26

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.