Home / 13,684.62-18,884.40-7,716.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,684.62, 18,884.40 and 7,716.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,684.62, 18,884.40 and 7,716.24 is: 10,648.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,684.62 : 18,884.40 = 7,716.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,684.62/18,884.40 = 7,716.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,684.62x = 18,884.40 × 7,716.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,684.62x = 145,716,562.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 145,716,562.66/13,684.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,648.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.