Home / 22,533.29-33,797.34-5,894.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,533.29, 33,797.34 and 5,894.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,533.29, 33,797.34 and 5,894.92 is: 8,841.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,533.29 : 33,797.34 = 5,894.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,533.29/33,797.34 = 5,894.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,533.29x = 33,797.34 × 5,894.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,533.29x = 199,232,615.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 199,232,615.51/22,533.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,841.70

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.