Home / 14,023.14-20,970.74-10,467.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,023.14, 20,970.74 and 10,467.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,023.14, 20,970.74 and 10,467.78 is: 15,653.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,023.14 : 20,970.74 = 10,467.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,023.14/20,970.74 = 10,467.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,023.14x = 20,970.74 × 10,467.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,023.14x = 219,517,092.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 219,517,092.76/14,023.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,653.92

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.