Home / 20,453.22-30,678.95-6,412.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,453.22, 30,678.95 and 6,412.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,453.22, 30,678.95 and 6,412.93 is: 9,619.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,453.22 : 30,678.95 = 6,412.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,453.22/30,678.95 = 6,412.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,453.22x = 30,678.95 × 6,412.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,453.22x = 196,741,898.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 196,741,898.16/20,453.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,619.12

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.