Home / 20,375.46-30,565.04-5,584.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,375.46, 30,565.04 and 5,584.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,375.46, 30,565.04 and 5,584.46 is: 8,377.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,375.46 : 30,565.04 = 5,584.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,375.46/30,565.04 = 5,584.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,375.46x = 30,565.04 × 5,584.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,375.46x = 170,689,062.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 170,689,062.53/20,375.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,377.19

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.