Home / 13,113.50-19,650.60-5,713.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,113.50, 19,650.60 and 5,713.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,113.50, 19,650.60 and 5,713.94 is: 8,562.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,113.50 : 19,650.60 = 5,713.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,113.50/19,650.60 = 5,713.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,113.50x = 19,650.60 × 5,713.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,113.50x = 112,282,398.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 112,282,398.49/13,113.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,562.35

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.