Home / 14,934.27-22,404.65-4,545.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,934.27, 22,404.65 and 4,545.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,934.27, 22,404.65 and 4,545.75 is: 6,819.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,934.27 : 22,404.65 = 4,545.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,934.27/22,404.65 = 4,545.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,934.27x = 22,404.65 × 4,545.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,934.27x = 101,845,915.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 101,845,915.01/14,934.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,819.61

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.