Home / 13,733.00-20,595.44-7,155.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,733.00, 20,595.44 and 7,155.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,733.00, 20,595.44 and 7,155.80 is: 10,731.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,733.00 : 20,595.44 = 7,155.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,733.00/20,595.44 = 7,155.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,733.00x = 20,595.44 × 7,155.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,733.00x = 147,376,764.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,376,764.46/13,733.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,731.58

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.