Home / 19,849.72-27,392.55-10,897.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 19,849.72, 27,392.55 and 10,897.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 19,849.72, 27,392.55 and 10,897.03 is: 15,037.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,849.72 : 27,392.55 = 10,897.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,849.72/27,392.55 = 10,897.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,849.72x = 27,392.55 × 10,897.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,849.72x = 298,497,439.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 298,497,439.13/19,849.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,037.87

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.