Home / 20,483.60-30,725.40-6,632.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,483.60, 30,725.40 and 6,632.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,483.60, 30,725.40 and 6,632.60 is: 9,948.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,483.60 : 30,725.40 = 6,632.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,483.60/30,725.40 = 6,632.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,483.60x = 30,725.40 × 6,632.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,483.60x = 203,789,288.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 203,789,288.04/20,483.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,948.90

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.