Home / 14,585.60-21,889.20-9,653.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,585.60, 21,889.20 and 9,653.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,585.60, 21,889.20 and 9,653.60 is: 14,487.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,585.60 : 21,889.20 = 9,653.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,585.60/21,889.20 = 9,653.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,585.60x = 21,889.20 × 9,653.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,585.60x = 211,309,581.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 211,309,581.12/14,585.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,487.55

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.