Home / 14,986.24-22,482.54-4,456.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 14,986.24, 22,482.54 and 4,456.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 14,986.24, 22,482.54 and 4,456.28 is: 6,685.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,986.24 : 22,482.54 = 4,456.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,986.24/22,482.54 = 4,456.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,986.24x = 22,482.54 × 4,456.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,986.24x = 100,188,549.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,188,549.56/14,986.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,685.37

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.