Home / 13,354.24-20,037.60-5,957.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,354.24, 20,037.60 and 5,957.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,354.24, 20,037.60 and 5,957.92 is: 8,939.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,354.24 : 20,037.60 = 5,957.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,354.24/20,037.60 = 5,957.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,354.24x = 20,037.60 × 5,957.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,354.24x = 119,382,417.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,382,417.79/13,354.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,939.66

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.