Home / 13,454.58-20,167.29-6,514.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,454.58, 20,167.29 and 6,514.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,454.58, 20,167.29 and 6,514.50 is: 9,764.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,454.58 : 20,167.29 = 6,514.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,454.58/20,167.29 = 6,514.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,454.58x = 20,167.29 × 6,514.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,454.58x = 131,379,810.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 131,379,810.71/13,454.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,764.69

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.