Home / 28,360.40-42,544.55-12,564.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,360.40, 42,544.55 and 12,564.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,360.40, 42,544.55 and 12,564.19 is: 18,848.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,360.40 : 42,544.55 = 12,564.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,360.40/42,544.55 = 12,564.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,360.40x = 42,544.55 × 12,564.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,360.40x = 534,537,734.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 534,537,734.71/28,360.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,848.03

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.