Home / 13,553.56-20,317.85-6,053.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,553.56, 20,317.85 and 6,053.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,553.56, 20,317.85 and 6,053.18 is: 9,074.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,553.56 : 20,317.85 = 6,053.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,553.56/20,317.85 = 6,053.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,553.56x = 20,317.85 × 6,053.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,553.56x = 122,987,573.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 122,987,573.00/13,553.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,074.19

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.