Home / 12,793.22-19,177.50-6,556.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,793.22, 19,177.50 and 6,556.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,793.22, 19,177.50 and 6,556.18 is: 9,827.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,793.22 : 19,177.50 = 6,556.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,793.22/19,177.50 = 6,556.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,793.22x = 19,177.50 × 6,556.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,793.22x = 125,731,141.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,731,141.95/12,793.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,827.95

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.