Home / 13,476.24-20,222.82-5,685.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,476.24, 20,222.82 and 5,685.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,476.24, 20,222.82 and 5,685.03 is: 8,531.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,476.24 : 20,222.82 = 5,685.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,476.24/20,222.82 = 5,685.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,476.24x = 20,222.82 × 5,685.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,476.24x = 114,967,338.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 114,967,338.38/13,476.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,531.11

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.