Home / 13,448.92-20,170.30-5,129.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,448.92, 20,170.30 and 5,129.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,448.92, 20,170.30 and 5,129.88 is: 7,693.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,448.92 : 20,170.30 = 5,129.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,448.92/20,170.30 = 5,129.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,448.92x = 20,170.30 × 5,129.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,448.92x = 103,471,218.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 103,471,218.56/13,448.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,693.65

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.