Home / 14,704.77-22,044.75-6,378.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,704.77, 22,044.75 and 6,378.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,704.77, 22,044.75 and 6,378.52 is: 9,562.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,704.77 : 22,044.75 = 6,378.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,704.77/22,044.75 = 6,378.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,704.77x = 22,044.75 × 6,378.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,704.77x = 140,612,878.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 140,612,878.77/14,704.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,562.40

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.