Home / 28,388.55-42,589.49-8,667.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,388.55, 42,589.49 and 8,667.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,388.55, 42,589.49 and 8,667.11 is: 13,002.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,388.55 : 42,589.49 = 8,667.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,388.55/42,589.49 = 8,667.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,388.55x = 42,589.49 × 8,667.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,388.55x = 369,127,857.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 369,127,857.81/28,388.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,002.70

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.