Home / 20,196.54-30,291.17-6,153.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,196.54, 30,291.17 and 6,153.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,196.54, 30,291.17 and 6,153.21 is: 9,228.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,196.54 : 30,291.17 = 6,153.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,196.54/30,291.17 = 6,153.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,196.54x = 30,291.17 × 6,153.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,196.54x = 186,387,899.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 186,387,899.39/20,196.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,228.70

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.