Home / 14,927.92-22,400.80-5,574.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,927.92, 22,400.80 and 5,574.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,927.92, 22,400.80 and 5,574.50 is: 8,365.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,927.92 : 22,400.80 = 5,574.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,927.92/22,400.80 = 5,574.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,927.92x = 22,400.80 × 5,574.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,927.92x = 124,873,301.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,873,301.67/14,927.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,365.09

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.