Home / 14,749.40-22,123.50-3,656.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,749.40, 22,123.50 and 3,656.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,749.40, 22,123.50 and 3,656.12 is: 5,484.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,749.40 : 22,123.50 = 3,656.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,749.40/22,123.50 = 3,656.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,749.40x = 22,123.50 × 3,656.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,749.40x = 80,886,170.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 80,886,170.82/14,749.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,484.03

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.