Home / 22,685.13-34,005.83-11,597.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,685.13, 34,005.83 and 11,597.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,685.13, 34,005.83 and 11,597.04 is: 17,384.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,685.13 : 34,005.83 = 11,597.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,685.13/34,005.83 = 11,597.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,685.13x = 34,005.83 × 11,597.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,685.13x = 394,366,912.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 394,366,912.76/22,685.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,384.38

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.