Home / 13,841.26-20,763.44-5,076.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,841.26, 20,763.44 and 5,076.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,841.26, 20,763.44 and 5,076.14 is: 7,614.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,841.26 : 20,763.44 = 5,076.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,841.26/20,763.44 = 5,076.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,841.26x = 20,763.44 × 5,076.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,841.26x = 105,398,128.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,398,128.32/13,841.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,614.78

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.