Home / 19,227.87-28,841.60-6,080.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,227.87, 28,841.60 and 6,080.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,227.87, 28,841.60 and 6,080.24 is: 9,120.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,227.87 : 28,841.60 = 6,080.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,227.87/28,841.60 = 6,080.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,227.87x = 28,841.60 × 6,080.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,227.87x = 175,363,937.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 175,363,937.29/19,227.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,120.30

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.