Home / 20,477.68-30,716.16-6,626.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,477.68, 30,716.16 and 6,626.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,477.68, 30,716.16 and 6,626.68 is: 9,939.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,477.68 : 30,716.16 = 6,626.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,477.68/30,716.16 = 6,626.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,477.68x = 30,716.16 × 6,626.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,477.68x = 203,546,163.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 203,546,163.15/20,477.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,939.90

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.