Home / 13,929.80-20,894.14-4,570.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,929.80, 20,894.14 and 4,570.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,929.80, 20,894.14 and 4,570.52 is: 6,855.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,929.80 : 20,894.14 = 4,570.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,929.80/20,894.14 = 4,570.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,929.80x = 20,894.14 × 4,570.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,929.80x = 95,497,084.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 95,497,084.75/13,929.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,855.60

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.