Home / 14,898.08-22,347.10-6,133.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,898.08, 22,347.10 and 6,133.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,898.08, 22,347.10 and 6,133.68 is: 9,200.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,898.08 : 22,347.10 = 6,133.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,898.08/22,347.10 = 6,133.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,898.08x = 22,347.10 × 6,133.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,898.08x = 137,069,960.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 137,069,960.33/14,898.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,200.51

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.