Home / 28,577.60-42,893.00-14,548.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,577.60, 42,893.00 and 14,548.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,577.60, 42,893.00 and 14,548.13 is: 21,835.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,577.60 : 42,893.00 = 14,548.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,577.60/42,893.00 = 14,548.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,577.60x = 42,893.00 × 14,548.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,577.60x = 624,012,793.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 624,012,793.63/28,577.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,835.73

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.