Home / 14,808.90-20,436.23-8,094.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,808.90, 20,436.23 and 8,094.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,808.90, 20,436.23 and 8,094.52 is: 11,170.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,808.90 : 20,436.23 = 8,094.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,808.90/20,436.23 = 8,094.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,808.90x = 20,436.23 × 8,094.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,808.90x = 165,421,487.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 165,421,487.89/14,808.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,170.41

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.