Home / 19,339.01-29,008.53-5,299.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,339.01, 29,008.53 and 5,299.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,339.01, 29,008.53 and 5,299.16 is: 7,948.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,339.01 : 29,008.53 = 5,299.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,339.01/29,008.53 = 5,299.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,339.01x = 29,008.53 × 5,299.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,339.01x = 153,720,696.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 153,720,696.79/19,339.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,948.74

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.