Home / 14,494.90-21,745.14-6,174.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,494.90, 21,745.14 and 6,174.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,494.90, 21,745.14 and 6,174.76 is: 9,263.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,494.90 : 21,745.14 = 6,174.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,494.90/21,745.14 = 6,174.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,494.90x = 21,745.14 × 6,174.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,494.90x = 134,271,020.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 134,271,020.67/14,494.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,263.33

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.