Home / 19,798.41-29,700.35-6,651.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,798.41, 29,700.35 and 6,651.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,798.41, 29,700.35 and 6,651.81 is: 9,978.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,798.41 : 29,700.35 = 6,651.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,798.41/29,700.35 = 6,651.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,798.41x = 29,700.35 × 6,651.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,798.41x = 197,561,085.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,561,085.13/19,798.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,978.63

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.