Home / 22,898.48-34,360.10-9,572.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,898.48, 34,360.10 and 9,572.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,898.48, 34,360.10 and 9,572.64 is: 14,364.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,898.48 : 34,360.10 = 9,572.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,898.48/34,360.10 = 9,572.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,898.48x = 34,360.10 × 9,572.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,898.48x = 328,916,819.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 328,916,819.80/22,898.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,364.14

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.