Home / 12,667.32-19,003.42-5,267.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,667.32, 19,003.42 and 5,267.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,667.32, 19,003.42 and 5,267.80 is: 7,902.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,667.32 : 19,003.42 = 5,267.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,667.32/19,003.42 = 5,267.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,667.32x = 19,003.42 × 5,267.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,667.32x = 100,106,215.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,106,215.88/12,667.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,902.71

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.