Home / 12,834.38-19,244.10-6,253.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,834.38, 19,244.10 and 6,253.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,834.38, 19,244.10 and 6,253.94 is: 9,377.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,834.38 : 19,244.10 = 6,253.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,834.38/19,244.10 = 6,253.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,834.38x = 19,244.10 × 6,253.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,834.38x = 120,351,446.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 120,351,446.75/12,834.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,377.27

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.