Home / 28,321.90-42,414.54-22,378.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,321.90, 42,414.54 and 22,378.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,321.90, 42,414.54 and 22,378.12 is: 33,513.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,321.90 : 42,414.54 = 22,378.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,321.90/42,414.54 = 22,378.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,321.90x = 42,414.54 × 22,378.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,321.90x = 949,157,665.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 949,157,665.86/28,321.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,513.21

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.