Home / 13,380.28-20,071.14-5,581.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,380.28, 20,071.14 and 5,581.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,380.28, 20,071.14 and 5,581.24 is: 8,372.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,380.28 : 20,071.14 = 5,581.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,380.28/20,071.14 = 5,581.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,380.28x = 20,071.14 × 5,581.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,380.28x = 112,021,849.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 112,021,849.41/13,380.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,372.16

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.