Home / 19,737.60-29,608.38-5,697.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,737.60, 29,608.38 and 5,697.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,737.60, 29,608.38 and 5,697.98 is: 8,547.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,737.60 : 29,608.38 = 5,697.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,737.60/29,608.38 = 5,697.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,737.60x = 29,608.38 × 5,697.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,737.60x = 168,707,957.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 168,707,957.07/19,737.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,547.54

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.