Home / 13,365.10-20,032.14-5,039.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,365.10, 20,032.14 and 5,039.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,365.10, 20,032.14 and 5,039.79 is: 7,553.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,365.10 : 20,032.14 = 5,039.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,365.10/20,032.14 = 5,039.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,365.10x = 20,032.14 × 5,039.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,365.10x = 100,957,778.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,957,778.85/13,365.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,553.84

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.