Home / 22,742.75-34,115.34-7,161.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,742.75, 34,115.34 and 7,161.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,742.75, 34,115.34 and 7,161.59 is: 10,742.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,742.75 : 34,115.34 = 7,161.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,742.75/34,115.34 = 7,161.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,742.75x = 34,115.34 × 7,161.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,742.75x = 244,320,077.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 244,320,077.79/22,742.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,742.77

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.