Home / 22,562.50-33,843.75-6,146.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,562.50, 33,843.75 and 6,146.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,562.50, 33,843.75 and 6,146.50 is: 9,219.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,562.50 : 33,843.75 = 6,146.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,562.50/33,843.75 = 6,146.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,562.50x = 33,843.75 × 6,146.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,562.50x = 208,020,609.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 208,020,609.38/22,562.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,219.75

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.