Home / 14,678.37-22,025.16-7,282.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,678.37, 22,025.16 and 7,282.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,678.37, 22,025.16 and 7,282.68 is: 10,927.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,678.37 : 22,025.16 = 7,282.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,678.37/22,025.16 = 7,282.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,678.37x = 22,025.16 × 7,282.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,678.37x = 160,402,192.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 160,402,192.23/14,678.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,927.79

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.