Home / 22,655.27-33,975.20-8,611.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,655.27, 33,975.20 and 8,611.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,655.27, 33,975.20 and 8,611.91 is: 12,914.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,655.27 : 33,975.20 = 8,611.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,655.27/33,975.20 = 8,611.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,655.27x = 33,975.20 × 8,611.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,655.27x = 292,591,364.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 292,591,364.63/22,655.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,914.94

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.