Home / 13,888.80-20,833.20-13,802.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,888.80, 20,833.20 and 13,802.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,888.80, 20,833.20 and 13,802.40 is: 20,703.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,888.80 : 20,833.20 = 13,802.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,888.80/20,833.20 = 13,802.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,888.80x = 20,833.20 × 13,802.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,888.80x = 287,548,159.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 287,548,159.68/13,888.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,703.60

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.