Home / 13,352.75-20,029.40-4,118.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,352.75, 20,029.40 and 4,118.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,352.75, 20,029.40 and 4,118.75 is: 6,178.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,352.75 : 20,029.40 = 4,118.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,352.75/20,029.40 = 4,118.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,352.75x = 20,029.40 × 4,118.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,352.75x = 82,496,070.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 82,496,070.66/13,352.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,178.21

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.