Home / 44,077.58-66,118.49-14,494.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,077.58, 66,118.49 and 14,494.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,077.58, 66,118.49 and 14,494.76 is: 21,742.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,077.58 : 66,118.49 = 14,494.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,077.58/66,118.49 = 14,494.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,077.58x = 66,118.49 × 14,494.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,077.58x = 958,371,644.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 958,371,644.11/44,077.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,742.84

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.