Home / 13,938.75-19,235.48-7,650.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,938.75, 19,235.48 and 7,650.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,938.75, 19,235.48 and 7,650.99 is: 10,558.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,938.75 : 19,235.48 = 7,650.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,938.75/19,235.48 = 7,650.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,938.75x = 19,235.48 × 7,650.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,938.75x = 147,170,426.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,170,426.87/13,938.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,558.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.