Home / 13,904.10-20,857.50-4,043.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,904.10, 20,857.50 and 4,043.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,904.10, 20,857.50 and 4,043.16 is: 6,065.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,904.10 : 20,857.50 = 4,043.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,904.10/20,857.50 = 4,043.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,904.10x = 20,857.50 × 4,043.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,904.10x = 84,330,209.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 84,330,209.70/13,904.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,065.13

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.