Home / 14,875.17-22,310.37-4,342.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,875.17, 22,310.37 and 4,342.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,875.17, 22,310.37 and 4,342.73 is: 6,513.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,875.17 : 22,310.37 = 4,342.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,875.17/22,310.37 = 4,342.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,875.17x = 22,310.37 × 4,342.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,875.17x = 96,887,801.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 96,887,801.56/14,875.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,513.39

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.