Home / 14,704.60-22,025.22-6,901.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,704.60, 22,025.22 and 6,901.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,704.60, 22,025.22 and 6,901.72 is: 10,337.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,704.60 : 22,025.22 = 6,901.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,704.60/22,025.22 = 6,901.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,704.60x = 22,025.22 × 6,901.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,704.60x = 152,011,901.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 152,011,901.38/14,704.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,337.71

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.