Home / 13,917.22-20,871.73-4,053.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,917.22, 20,871.73 and 4,053.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,917.22, 20,871.73 and 4,053.39 is: 6,078.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,917.22 : 20,871.73 = 4,053.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,917.22/20,871.73 = 4,053.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,917.22x = 20,871.73 × 4,053.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,917.22x = 84,601,283.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 84,601,283.07/13,917.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,078.89

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.