Home / 14,871.60-22,307.25-5,010.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,871.60, 22,307.25 and 5,010.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,871.60, 22,307.25 and 5,010.81 is: 7,516.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,871.60 : 22,307.25 = 5,010.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,871.60/22,307.25 = 5,010.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,871.60x = 22,307.25 × 5,010.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,871.60x = 111,777,423.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 111,777,423.80/14,871.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,516.17

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.