Home / 13,950.83-20,927.38-6,551.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,950.83, 20,927.38 and 6,551.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,950.83, 20,927.38 and 6,551.25 is: 9,827.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,950.83 : 20,927.38 = 6,551.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,950.83/20,927.38 = 6,551.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,950.83x = 20,927.38 × 6,551.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,950.83x = 137,100,498.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 137,100,498.23/13,950.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,827.41

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.