Home / 22,504.46-33,685.81-15,443.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,504.46, 33,685.81 and 15,443.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,504.46, 33,685.81 and 15,443.18 is: 23,116.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,504.46 : 33,685.81 = 15,443.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,504.46/33,685.81 = 15,443.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,504.46x = 33,685.81 × 15,443.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,504.46x = 520,216,072.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 520,216,072.88/22,504.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,116.14

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.