Home / 19,800.58-29,700.87-6,652.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,800.58, 29,700.87 and 6,652.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,800.58, 29,700.87 and 6,652.99 is: 9,979.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,800.58 : 29,700.87 = 6,652.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,800.58/29,700.87 = 6,652.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,800.58x = 29,700.87 × 6,652.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,800.58x = 197,599,591.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,599,591.10/19,800.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,979.49

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.