Home / 28,054.72-42,090.24-10,525.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,054.72, 42,090.24 and 10,525.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,054.72, 42,090.24 and 10,525.92 is: 15,791.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,054.72 : 42,090.24 = 10,525.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,054.72/42,090.24 = 10,525.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,054.72x = 42,090.24 × 10,525.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,054.72x = 443,038,499.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 443,038,499.02/28,054.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,791.94

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.