Home / 13,468.50-20,203.78-6,077.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,468.50, 20,203.78 and 6,077.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,468.50, 20,203.78 and 6,077.13 is: 9,116.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,468.50 : 20,203.78 = 6,077.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,468.50/20,203.78 = 6,077.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,468.50x = 20,203.78 × 6,077.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,468.50x = 122,780,917.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 122,780,917.99/13,468.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,116.15

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.