Home / 20,091.60-30,115.80-7,606.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,091.60, 30,115.80 and 7,606.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,091.60, 30,115.80 and 7,606.80 is: 11,402.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,091.60 : 30,115.80 = 7,606.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,091.60/30,115.80 = 7,606.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,091.60x = 30,115.80 × 7,606.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,091.60x = 229,084,867.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,084,867.44/20,091.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,402.02

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.