Home / 20,820.17-28,731.17-11,388.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,820.17, 28,731.17 and 11,388.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,820.17, 28,731.17 and 11,388.13 is: 15,715.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,820.17 : 28,731.17 = 11,388.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,820.17/28,731.17 = 11,388.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,820.17x = 28,731.17 × 11,388.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,820.17x = 327,194,255.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 327,194,255.65/20,820.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,715.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.