Home / 19,077.30-28,618.65-5,928.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,077.30, 28,618.65 and 5,928.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,077.30, 28,618.65 and 5,928.30 is: 8,893.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,077.30 : 28,618.65 = 5,928.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,077.30/28,618.65 = 5,928.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,077.30x = 28,618.65 × 5,928.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,077.30x = 169,659,942.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 169,659,942.80/19,077.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,893.29

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.