Home / 34,771.22-52,175.76-14,777.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,771.22, 52,175.76 and 14,777.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,771.22, 52,175.76 and 14,777.58 is: 22,174.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,771.22 : 52,175.76 = 14,777.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,771.22/52,175.76 = 14,777.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,771.22x = 52,175.76 × 14,777.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,771.22x = 771,031,467.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 771,031,467.46/34,771.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,174.42

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.