Home / 13,546.80-20,321.57-5,111.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,546.80, 20,321.57 and 5,111.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,546.80, 20,321.57 and 5,111.19 is: 7,667.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,546.80 : 20,321.57 = 5,111.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,546.80/20,321.57 = 5,111.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,546.80x = 20,321.57 × 5,111.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,546.80x = 103,867,329.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 103,867,329.01/13,546.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,667.30

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.