Home / 14,203.49-19,597.75-9,501.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,203.49, 19,597.75 and 9,501.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,203.49, 19,597.75 and 9,501.44 is: 13,109.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,203.49 : 19,597.75 = 9,501.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,203.49/19,597.75 = 9,501.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,203.49x = 19,597.75 × 9,501.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,203.49x = 186,206,724.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 186,206,724.02/14,203.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,109.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.