Home / 14,956.08-20,646.75-10,200.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,956.08, 20,646.75 and 10,200.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,956.08, 20,646.75 and 10,200.70 is: 14,081.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,956.08 : 20,646.75 = 10,200.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,956.08/20,646.75 = 10,200.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,956.08x = 20,646.75 × 10,200.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,956.08x = 210,611,302.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 210,611,302.73/14,956.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,081.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.