Home / 14,033.45-21,054.74-9,372.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,033.45, 21,054.74 and 9,372.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,033.45, 21,054.74 and 9,372.39 is: 14,061.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,033.45 : 21,054.74 = 9,372.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,033.45/21,054.74 = 9,372.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,033.45x = 21,054.74 × 9,372.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,033.45x = 197,333,187.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,333,187.77/14,033.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,061.64

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.