Home / 12,563.60-18,841.80-3,796.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,563.60, 18,841.80 and 3,796.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,563.60, 18,841.80 and 3,796.40 is: 5,693.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,563.60 : 18,841.80 = 3,796.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,563.60/18,841.80 = 3,796.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,563.60x = 18,841.80 × 3,796.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,563.60x = 71,531,009.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,531,009.52/12,563.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,693.51

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.