Home / 14,400.75-19,874.04-8,113.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,400.75, 19,874.04 and 8,113.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,400.75, 19,874.04 and 8,113.14 is: 11,196.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,400.75 : 19,874.04 = 8,113.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,400.75/19,874.04 = 8,113.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,400.75x = 19,874.04 × 8,113.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,400.75x = 161,240,868.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 161,240,868.89/14,400.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,196.70

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.