Home / 13,694.64-20,544.49-4,337.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,694.64, 20,544.49 and 4,337.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,694.64, 20,544.49 and 4,337.02 is: 6,506.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,694.64 : 20,544.49 = 4,337.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,694.64/20,544.49 = 4,337.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,694.64x = 20,544.49 × 4,337.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,694.64x = 89,101,864.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,101,864.02/13,694.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,506.33

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.