Home / 13,496.20-20,244.42-4,136.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,496.20, 20,244.42 and 4,136.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,496.20, 20,244.42 and 4,136.20 is: 6,204.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,496.20 : 20,244.42 = 4,136.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,496.20/20,244.42 = 4,136.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,496.20x = 20,244.42 × 4,136.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,496.20x = 83,734,970.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,734,970.00/13,496.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,204.34

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.