Home / 12,953.25-19,442.03-5,937.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,953.25, 19,442.03 and 5,937.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,953.25, 19,442.03 and 5,937.03 is: 8,911.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,953.25 : 19,442.03 = 5,937.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,953.25/19,442.03 = 5,937.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,953.25x = 19,442.03 × 5,937.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,953.25x = 115,427,885.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 115,427,885.69/12,953.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,911.11

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.