Home / 22,549.40-33,825.58-5,909.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,549.40, 33,825.58 and 5,909.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,549.40, 33,825.58 and 5,909.84 is: 8,865.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,549.40 : 33,825.58 = 5,909.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,549.40/33,825.58 = 5,909.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,549.40x = 33,825.58 × 5,909.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,549.40x = 199,903,765.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 199,903,765.71/22,549.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,865.15

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.