Home / 13,625.02-20,445.42-5,726.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,625.02, 20,445.42 and 5,726.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,625.02, 20,445.42 and 5,726.92 is: 8,593.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,625.02 : 20,445.42 = 5,726.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,625.02/20,445.42 = 5,726.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,625.02x = 20,445.42 × 5,726.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,625.02x = 117,089,284.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 117,089,284.71/13,625.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,593.70

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.