Home / 13,074.42-19,600.56-5,673.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,074.42, 19,600.56 and 5,673.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,074.42, 19,600.56 and 5,673.30 is: 8,505.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,074.42 : 19,600.56 = 5,673.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,074.42/19,600.56 = 5,673.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,074.42x = 19,600.56 × 5,673.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,074.42x = 111,199,857.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 111,199,857.05/13,074.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,505.15

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.