Home / 13,439.24-20,151.95-6,037.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,439.24, 20,151.95 and 6,037.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,439.24, 20,151.95 and 6,037.35 is: 9,052.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,439.24 : 20,151.95 = 6,037.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,439.24/20,151.95 = 6,037.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,439.24x = 20,151.95 × 6,037.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,439.24x = 121,664,375.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,664,375.33/13,439.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,052.92

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.