Home / 22,479.14-33,718.70-6,684.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,479.14, 33,718.70 and 6,684.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,479.14, 33,718.70 and 6,684.11 is: 10,026.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,479.14 : 33,718.70 = 6,684.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,479.14/33,718.70 = 6,684.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,479.14x = 33,718.70 × 6,684.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,479.14x = 225,379,347.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 225,379,347.97/22,479.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,026.16

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.