Home / 12,928.16-19,389.36-5,134.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,928.16, 19,389.36 and 5,134.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,928.16, 19,389.36 and 5,134.88 is: 7,701.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,928.16 : 19,389.36 = 5,134.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,928.16/19,389.36 = 5,134.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,928.16x = 19,389.36 × 5,134.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,928.16x = 99,562,036.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 99,562,036.88/12,928.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,701.18

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.