Home / 13,433.40-20,150.10-7,212.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,433.40, 20,150.10 and 7,212.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,433.40, 20,150.10 and 7,212.60 is: 10,818.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,433.40 : 20,150.10 = 7,212.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,433.40/20,150.10 = 7,212.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,433.40x = 20,150.10 × 7,212.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,433.40x = 145,334,611.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 145,334,611.26/13,433.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,818.90

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.