Home / 13,918.92-20,885.07-6,522.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,918.92, 20,885.07 and 6,522.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,918.92, 20,885.07 and 6,522.18 is: 9,786.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,918.92 : 20,885.07 = 6,522.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,918.92/20,885.07 = 6,522.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,918.92x = 20,885.07 × 6,522.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,918.92x = 136,216,185.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,216,185.85/13,918.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,786.40

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.