Home / 19,064.64-28,599.60-5,918.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,064.64, 28,599.60 and 5,918.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,064.64, 28,599.60 and 5,918.08 is: 8,877.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,064.64 : 28,599.60 = 5,918.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,064.64/28,599.60 = 5,918.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,064.64x = 28,599.60 × 5,918.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,064.64x = 169,254,720.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 169,254,720.77/19,064.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,877.94

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.