Home / 19,841.41-27,381.65-10,888.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,841.41, 27,381.65 and 10,888.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,841.41, 27,381.65 and 10,888.83 is: 15,026.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,841.41 : 27,381.65 = 10,888.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,841.41/27,381.65 = 10,888.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,841.41x = 27,381.65 × 10,888.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,841.41x = 298,154,077.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 298,154,077.53/19,841.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,026.86

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.