Home / 21,649.50-29,857.16-14,088.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,649.50, 29,857.16 and 14,088.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,649.50, 29,857.16 and 14,088.87 is: 19,430.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,649.50 : 29,857.16 = 14,088.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,649.50/29,857.16 = 14,088.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,649.50x = 29,857.16 × 14,088.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,649.50x = 420,653,681.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 420,653,681.03/21,649.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,430.18

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.