Home / 13,566.52-20,341.92-4,204.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,566.52, 20,341.92 and 4,204.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,566.52, 20,341.92 and 4,204.04 is: 6,303.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,566.52 : 20,341.92 = 4,204.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,566.52/20,341.92 = 4,204.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,566.52x = 20,341.92 × 4,204.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,566.52x = 85,518,245.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 85,518,245.36/13,566.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,303.63

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.