Home / 13,476.60-20,214.96-7,359.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,476.60, 20,214.96 and 7,359.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,476.60, 20,214.96 and 7,359.48 is: 11,039.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,476.60 : 20,214.96 = 7,359.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,476.60/20,214.96 = 7,359.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,476.60x = 20,214.96 × 7,359.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,476.60x = 148,771,593.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 148,771,593.82/13,476.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,039.25

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.