Home / 14,843.24-22,257.93-8,605.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,843.24, 22,257.93 and 8,605.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,843.24, 22,257.93 and 8,605.03 is: 12,903.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,843.24 : 22,257.93 = 8,605.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,843.24/22,257.93 = 8,605.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,843.24x = 22,257.93 × 8,605.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,843.24x = 191,530,155.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 191,530,155.39/14,843.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,903.53

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.