Home / 22,812.30-34,218.45-6,174.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,812.30, 34,218.45 and 6,174.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,812.30, 34,218.45 and 6,174.90 is: 9,262.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,812.30 : 34,218.45 = 6,174.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,812.30/34,218.45 = 6,174.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,812.30x = 34,218.45 × 6,174.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,812.30x = 211,295,506.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 211,295,506.91/22,812.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,262.35

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.