Home / 13,683.82-20,522.79-4,324.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,683.82, 20,522.79 and 4,324.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,683.82, 20,522.79 and 4,324.56 is: 6,485.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,683.82 : 20,522.79 = 4,324.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,683.82/20,522.79 = 4,324.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,683.82x = 20,522.79 × 4,324.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,683.82x = 88,752,036.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 88,752,036.72/13,683.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,485.91

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.