Home / 19,680.86-27,159.59-10,728.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,680.86, 27,159.59 and 10,728.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,680.86, 27,159.59 and 10,728.39 is: 14,805.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,680.86 : 27,159.59 = 10,728.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,680.86/27,159.59 = 10,728.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,680.86x = 27,159.59 × 10,728.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,680.86x = 291,378,656.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,378,656.32/19,680.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,805.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.