Home / 13,661.63-20,478.76-5,330.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,661.63, 20,478.76 and 5,330.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,661.63, 20,478.76 and 5,330.18 is: 7,989.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,661.63 : 20,478.76 = 5,330.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,661.63/20,478.76 = 5,330.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,661.63x = 20,478.76 × 5,330.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,661.63x = 109,155,438.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,155,438.05/13,661.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,989.93

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.