Home / 22,455.74-33,683.72-5,814.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,455.74, 33,683.72 and 5,814.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,455.74, 33,683.72 and 5,814.60 is: 8,721.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,455.74 : 33,683.72 = 5,814.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,455.74/33,683.72 = 5,814.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,455.74x = 33,683.72 × 5,814.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,455.74x = 195,857,329.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 195,857,329.24/22,455.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,721.93

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.