Home / 13,971.42-20,955.96-5,641.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,971.42, 20,955.96 and 5,641.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,971.42, 20,955.96 and 5,641.38 is: 8,461.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,971.42 : 20,955.96 = 5,641.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,971.42/20,955.96 = 5,641.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,971.42x = 20,955.96 × 5,641.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,971.42x = 118,220,533.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,220,533.62/13,971.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,461.60

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.