Home / 28,546.02-42,828.35-12,749.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,546.02, 42,828.35 and 12,749.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,546.02, 42,828.35 and 12,749.13 is: 19,127.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,546.02 : 42,828.35 = 12,749.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,546.02/42,828.35 = 12,749.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,546.02x = 42,828.35 × 12,749.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,546.02x = 546,024,138.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 546,024,138.09/28,546.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,127.86

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.