Home / 13,690.48-20,536.75-3,829.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,690.48, 20,536.75 and 3,829.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,690.48, 20,536.75 and 3,829.62 is: 5,744.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,690.48 : 20,536.75 = 3,829.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,690.48/20,536.75 = 3,829.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,690.48x = 20,536.75 × 3,829.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,690.48x = 78,647,948.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 78,647,948.54/13,690.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,744.72

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.