Home / 28,065.12-42,075.48-10,533

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,065.12, 42,075.48 and 10,533

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,065.12, 42,075.48 and 10,533 is: 15,791.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,065.12 : 42,075.48 = 10,533 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,065.12/42,075.48 = 10,533/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,065.12x = 42,075.48 × 10,533
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,065.12x = 443,181,030.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 443,181,030.84/28,065.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,791.17

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.