Home / 14,722.11-22,070.70-6,395.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,722.11, 22,070.70 and 6,395.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,722.11, 22,070.70 and 6,395.85 is: 9,588.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,722.11 : 22,070.70 = 6,395.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,722.11/22,070.70 = 6,395.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,722.11x = 22,070.70 × 6,395.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,722.11x = 141,160,886.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,160,886.60/14,722.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,588.36

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.