Home / 22,451.00-33,666.74-6,437.00

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,451.00, 33,666.74 and 6,437.00

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,451.00, 33,666.74 and 6,437.00 is: 9,652.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,451.00 : 33,666.74 = 6,437.00 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,451.00/33,666.74 = 6,437.00/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,451.00x = 33,666.74 × 6,437.00
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,451.00x = 216,712,857.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 216,712,857.36/22,451.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,652.71

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.