Home / 19,428.40-29,142.28-6,945.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,428.40, 29,142.28 and 6,945.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,428.40, 29,142.28 and 6,945.04 is: 10,417.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,428.40 : 29,142.28 = 6,945.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,428.40/29,142.28 = 6,945.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,428.40x = 29,142.28 × 6,945.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,428.40x = 202,394,300.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 202,394,300.29/19,428.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,417.45

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.