Home / 12,875,308.40-19,312,962.60-8,620,281.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,875,308.40, 19,312,962.60 and 8,620,281.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,875,308.40, 19,312,962.60 and 8,620,281.20 is: 12,930,421.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,875,308.40 : 19,312,962.60 = 8,620,281.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,875,308.40/19,312,962.60 = 8,620,281.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,875,308.40x = 19,312,962.60 × 8,620,281.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,875,308.40x = 166,483,168,417,083.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 166,483,168,417,083.12/12,875,308.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,930,421.80

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.