Home / 28,460.40-42,694.92-13,666.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,460.40, 42,694.92 and 13,666.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,460.40, 42,694.92 and 13,666.56 is: 20,501.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,460.40 : 42,694.92 = 13,666.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,460.40/42,694.92 = 13,666.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,460.40x = 42,694.92 × 13,666.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,460.40x = 583,492,685.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 583,492,685.88/28,460.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,501.91

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.