Home / 14,576.25-21,849.21-9,896.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,576.25, 21,849.21 and 9,896.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,576.25, 21,849.21 and 9,896.70 is: 14,834.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,576.25 : 21,849.21 = 9,896.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,576.25/21,849.21 = 9,896.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,576.25x = 21,849.21 × 9,896.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,576.25x = 216,235,076.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 216,235,076.61/14,576.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,834.75

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.