Home / 13,988.56-20,982.88-5,668.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,988.56, 20,982.88 and 5,668.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,988.56, 20,982.88 and 5,668.72 is: 8,503.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,988.56 : 20,982.88 = 5,668.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,988.56/20,982.88 = 5,668.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,988.56x = 20,982.88 × 5,668.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,988.56x = 118,946,071.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,946,071.51/13,988.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,503.10

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.