Home / 14,880.40-22,309.80-6,110.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,880.40, 22,309.80 and 6,110.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,880.40, 22,309.80 and 6,110.80 is: 9,161.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,880.40 : 22,309.80 = 6,110.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,880.40/22,309.80 = 6,110.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,880.40x = 22,309.80 × 6,110.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,880.40x = 136,330,725.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,330,725.84/14,880.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,161.76

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.