Home / 14,944.10-22,424.85-6,623.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,944.10, 22,424.85 and 6,623.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,944.10, 22,424.85 and 6,623.78 is: 9,939.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,944.10 : 22,424.85 = 6,623.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,944.10/22,424.85 = 6,623.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,944.10x = 22,424.85 × 6,623.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,944.10x = 148,537,160.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 148,537,160.81/14,944.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,939.52

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.