Home / 20,349.20-30,529.20-7,200.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,349.20, 30,529.20 and 7,200.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,349.20, 30,529.20 and 7,200.20 is: 10,802.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,349.20 : 30,529.20 = 7,200.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,349.20/30,529.20 = 7,200.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,349.20x = 30,529.20 × 7,200.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,349.20x = 219,816,345.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 219,816,345.84/20,349.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,802.21

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.