Home / 14,808.25-20,435.34-8,093.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,808.25, 20,435.34 and 8,093.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,808.25, 20,435.34 and 8,093.87 is: 11,169.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,808.25 : 20,435.34 = 8,093.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,808.25/20,435.34 = 8,093.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,808.25x = 20,435.34 × 8,093.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,808.25x = 165,401,031.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 165,401,031.65/14,808.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,169.52

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.