Home / 13,683.60-20,525.40-7,851.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,683.60, 20,525.40 and 7,851.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,683.60, 20,525.40 and 7,851.60 is: 11,777.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,683.60 : 20,525.40 = 7,851.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,683.60/20,525.40 = 7,851.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,683.60x = 20,525.40 × 7,851.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,683.60x = 161,157,230.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 161,157,230.64/13,683.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,777.40

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.