Home / 12,572.24-18,856.20-5,176.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,572.24, 18,856.20 and 5,176.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,572.24, 18,856.20 and 5,176.40 is: 7,763.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,572.24 : 18,856.20 = 5,176.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,572.24/18,856.20 = 5,176.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,572.24x = 18,856.20 × 5,176.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,572.24x = 97,607,233.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 97,607,233.68/12,572.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,763.71

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.