Home / 14,077.94-21,116.91-4,716.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,077.94, 21,116.91 and 4,716.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,077.94, 21,116.91 and 4,716.23 is: 7,074.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,077.94 : 21,116.91 = 4,716.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,077.94/21,116.91 = 4,716.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,077.94x = 21,116.91 × 4,716.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,077.94x = 99,592,098.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 99,592,098.86/14,077.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,074.34

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.