Home / 13,817.58-20,726.34-6,417.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,817.58, 20,726.34 and 6,417.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,817.58, 20,726.34 and 6,417.99 is: 9,626.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,817.58 : 20,726.34 = 6,417.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,817.58/20,726.34 = 6,417.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,817.58x = 20,726.34 × 6,417.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,817.58x = 133,021,442.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 133,021,442.86/13,817.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,626.97

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.