Home / 13,744.80-20,595.88-9,536.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,744.80, 20,595.88 and 9,536.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,744.80, 20,595.88 and 9,536.28 is: 14,289.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,744.80 : 20,595.88 = 9,536.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,744.80/20,595.88 = 9,536.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,744.80x = 20,595.88 × 9,536.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,744.80x = 196,408,078.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 196,408,078.53/13,744.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,289.63

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.