Home / 13,746.33-20,622.30-5,848.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,746.33, 20,622.30 and 5,848.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,746.33, 20,622.30 and 5,848.83 is: 8,774.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,746.33 : 20,622.30 = 5,848.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,746.33/20,622.30 = 5,848.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,746.33x = 20,622.30 × 5,848.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,746.33x = 120,616,326.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 120,616,326.91/13,746.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,774.44

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.