Home / 13,977.12-20,966.55-5,209.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,977.12, 20,966.55 and 5,209.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,977.12, 20,966.55 and 5,209.08 is: 7,813.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,977.12 : 20,966.55 = 5,209.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,977.12/20,966.55 = 5,209.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,977.12x = 20,966.55 × 5,209.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,977.12x = 109,216,436.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,216,436.27/13,977.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,813.94

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.