Home / 13,049.96-19,557.50-6,796.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,049.96, 19,557.50 and 6,796.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,049.96, 19,557.50 and 6,796.85 is: 10,186.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,049.96 : 19,557.50 = 6,796.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,049.96/19,557.50 = 6,796.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,049.96x = 19,557.50 × 6,796.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,049.96x = 132,929,262.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 132,929,262.10/13,049.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,186.19

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.