Home / 13,544.01-20,308.19-4,181.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,544.01, 20,308.19 and 4,181.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,544.01, 20,308.19 and 4,181.52 is: 6,269.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,544.01 : 20,308.19 = 4,181.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,544.01/20,308.19 = 4,181.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,544.01x = 20,308.19 × 4,181.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,544.01x = 84,919,157.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 84,919,157.90/13,544.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,269.87

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.