Home / 13,970.03-20,968.22-5,093.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,970.03, 20,968.22 and 5,093.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,970.03, 20,968.22 and 5,093.94 is: 7,645.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,970.03 : 20,968.22 = 5,093.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,970.03/20,968.22 = 5,093.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,970.03x = 20,968.22 × 5,093.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,970.03x = 106,810,829.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 106,810,829.12/13,970.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,645.71

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.