Home / 22,531.48-33,797.33-5,891.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,531.48, 33,797.33 and 5,891.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,531.48, 33,797.33 and 5,891.55 is: 8,837.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,531.48 : 33,797.33 = 5,891.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,531.48/33,797.33 = 5,891.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,531.48x = 33,797.33 × 5,891.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,531.48x = 199,118,503.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 199,118,503.76/22,531.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,837.35

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.