Home / 74,832.22-112,253.18-22,237.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,832.22, 112,253.18 and 22,237.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,832.22, 112,253.18 and 22,237.30 is: 33,357.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,832.22 : 112,253.18 = 22,237.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,832.22/112,253.18 = 22,237.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,832.22x = 112,253.18 × 22,237.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,832.22x = 2,496,207,639.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,496,207,639.61/74,832.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,357.39

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.