Home / 13,919.10-20,880.95-6,899.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,919.10, 20,880.95 and 6,899.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,919.10, 20,880.95 and 6,899.44 is: 10,350.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,919.10 : 20,880.95 = 6,899.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,919.10/20,880.95 = 6,899.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,919.10x = 20,880.95 × 6,899.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,919.10x = 144,066,861.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 144,066,861.67/13,919.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,350.30

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.