Home / 14,411.75-21,625.95-6,091.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,411.75, 21,625.95 and 6,091.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,411.75, 21,625.95 and 6,091.22 is: 9,140.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,411.75 : 21,625.95 = 6,091.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,411.75/21,625.95 = 6,091.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,411.75x = 21,625.95 × 6,091.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,411.75x = 131,728,311.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 131,728,311.03/14,411.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,140.34

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.