Home / 13,661.20-20,496.60-13,181.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,661.20, 20,496.60 and 13,181.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,661.20, 20,496.60 and 13,181.20 is: 19,776.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,661.20 : 20,496.60 = 13,181.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,661.20/20,496.60 = 13,181.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,661.20x = 20,496.60 × 13,181.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,661.20x = 270,169,783.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,169,783.92/13,661.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,776.43

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.