Home / 12,689.56-19,029.03-4,790.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,689.56, 19,029.03 and 4,790.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,689.56, 19,029.03 and 4,790.75 is: 7,184.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,689.56 : 19,029.03 = 4,790.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,689.56/19,029.03 = 4,790.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,689.56x = 19,029.03 × 4,790.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,689.56x = 91,163,212.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 91,163,212.36/12,689.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,184.11

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.