Home / 22,800.77-34,206.42-7,218.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,800.77, 34,206.42 and 7,218.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,800.77, 34,206.42 and 7,218.39 is: 10,829.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,800.77 : 34,206.42 = 7,218.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,800.77/34,206.42 = 7,218.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,800.77x = 34,206.42 × 7,218.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,800.77x = 246,915,243.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 246,915,243.97/22,800.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,829.25

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.