Home / 14,197.60-21,300.51-5,876.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,197.60, 21,300.51 and 5,876.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,197.60, 21,300.51 and 5,876.08 is: 8,815.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,197.60 : 21,300.51 = 5,876.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,197.60/21,300.51 = 5,876.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,197.60x = 21,300.51 × 5,876.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,197.60x = 125,163,500.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,163,500.80/14,197.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,815.82

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.