Home / 14,661.40-21,941.70-8,822.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,661.40, 21,941.70 and 8,822.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,661.40, 21,941.70 and 8,822.20 is: 13,202.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,661.40 : 21,941.70 = 8,822.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,661.40/21,941.70 = 8,822.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,661.40x = 21,941.70 × 8,822.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,661.40x = 193,574,065.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 193,574,065.74/14,661.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,202.97

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.