Home / 34,562.43-51,800.51-14,818.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,562.43, 51,800.51 and 14,818.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,562.43, 51,800.51 and 14,818.07 is: 22,208.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,562.43 : 51,800.51 = 14,818.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,562.43/51,800.51 = 14,818.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,562.43x = 51,800.51 × 14,818.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,562.43x = 767,583,749.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 767,583,749.76/34,562.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,208.62

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.