Home / 14,908.38-22,361.13-4,520.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,908.38, 22,361.13 and 4,520.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,908.38, 22,361.13 and 4,520.22 is: 6,779.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,908.38 : 22,361.13 = 4,520.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,908.38/22,361.13 = 4,520.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,908.38x = 22,361.13 × 4,520.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,908.38x = 101,077,227.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 101,077,227.05/14,908.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,779.89

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.