Home / 22,683.24-34,030.68-6,888.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,683.24, 34,030.68 and 6,888.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,683.24, 34,030.68 and 6,888.36 is: 10,334.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,683.24 : 34,030.68 = 6,888.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,683.24/34,030.68 = 6,888.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,683.24x = 34,030.68 × 6,888.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,683.24x = 234,415,574.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 234,415,574.88/22,683.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,334.31

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.