Home / 22,749.30-34,109.37-9,598.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,749.30, 34,109.37 and 9,598.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,749.30, 34,109.37 and 9,598.14 is: 14,391.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,749.30 : 34,109.37 = 9,598.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,749.30/34,109.37 = 9,598.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,749.30x = 34,109.37 × 9,598.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,749.30x = 327,386,508.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 327,386,508.57/22,749.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,391.06

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.