Home / 14,852.16-20,496.30-8,478.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,852.16, 20,496.30 and 8,478.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,852.16, 20,496.30 and 8,478.62 is: 11,700.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,852.16 : 20,496.30 = 8,478.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,852.16/20,496.30 = 8,478.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,852.16x = 20,496.30 × 8,478.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,852.16x = 173,780,339.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 173,780,339.11/14,852.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,700.68

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.