Home / 28,199.78-42,299.61-11,559.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,199.78, 42,299.61 and 11,559.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,199.78, 42,299.61 and 11,559.83 is: 17,339.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,199.78 : 42,299.61 = 11,559.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,199.78/42,299.61 = 11,559.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,199.78x = 42,299.61 × 11,559.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,199.78x = 488,976,300.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 488,976,300.67/28,199.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,339.72

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.