Home / 22,575.65-33,865.50-5,935.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,575.65, 33,865.50 and 5,935.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,575.65, 33,865.50 and 5,935.43 is: 8,903.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,575.65 : 33,865.50 = 5,935.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,575.65/33,865.50 = 5,935.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,575.65x = 33,865.50 × 5,935.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,575.65x = 201,006,304.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 201,006,304.67/22,575.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,903.68

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.