Home / 12,962.80-19,422.60-6,374.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,962.80, 19,422.60 and 6,374.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,962.80, 19,422.60 and 6,374.80 is: 9,551.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,962.80 : 19,422.60 = 6,374.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,962.80/19,422.60 = 6,374.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,962.80x = 19,422.60 × 6,374.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,962.80x = 123,815,190.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 123,815,190.48/12,962.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,551.58

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.