Home / 13,810.09-20,715.15-3,949.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,810.09, 20,715.15 and 3,949.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,810.09, 20,715.15 and 3,949.39 is: 5,924.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,810.09 : 20,715.15 = 3,949.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,810.09/20,715.15 = 3,949.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,810.09x = 20,715.15 × 3,949.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,810.09x = 81,812,206.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 81,812,206.26/13,810.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,924.09

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.