Home / 14,360.46-21,540.70-4,500.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,360.46, 21,540.70 and 4,500.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,360.46, 21,540.70 and 4,500.51 is: 6,750.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,360.46 : 21,540.70 = 4,500.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,360.46/21,540.70 = 4,500.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,360.46x = 21,540.70 × 4,500.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,360.46x = 96,944,135.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 96,944,135.76/14,360.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,750.77

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.