Home / 34,796.96-52,195.30-12,605.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,796.96, 52,195.30 and 12,605.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,796.96, 52,195.30 and 12,605.15 is: 18,907.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,796.96 : 52,195.30 = 12,605.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,796.96/52,195.30 = 12,605.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,796.96x = 52,195.30 × 12,605.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,796.96x = 657,929,293.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 657,929,293.31/34,796.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,907.66

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.