Home / 12,809.10-19,213.65-8,653.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,809.10, 19,213.65 and 8,653.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,809.10, 19,213.65 and 8,653.80 is: 12,980.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,809.10 : 19,213.65 = 8,653.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,809.10/19,213.65 = 8,653.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,809.10x = 19,213.65 × 8,653.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,809.10x = 166,271,084.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 166,271,084.37/12,809.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,980.70

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.