Home / 22,830.73-34,249.32-7,037.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,830.73, 34,249.32 and 7,037.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,830.73, 34,249.32 and 7,037.04 is: 10,556.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,830.73 : 34,249.32 = 7,037.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,830.73/34,249.32 = 7,037.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,830.73x = 34,249.32 × 7,037.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,830.73x = 241,013,943.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 241,013,943.46/22,830.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,556.56

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.