Home / 22,900.61-34,300.16-17,596.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,900.61, 34,300.16 and 17,596.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,900.61, 34,300.16 and 17,596.58 is: 26,355.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,900.61 : 34,300.16 = 17,596.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,900.61/34,300.16 = 17,596.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,900.61x = 34,300.16 × 17,596.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,900.61x = 603,565,509.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 603,565,509.45/22,900.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,355.87

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.