Home / 28,579.10-42,896.31-13,798.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,579.10, 42,896.31 and 13,798.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,579.10, 42,896.31 and 13,798.38 is: 20,710.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,579.10 : 42,896.31 = 13,798.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,579.10/42,896.31 = 13,798.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,579.10x = 42,896.31 × 13,798.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,579.10x = 591,899,585.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 591,899,585.98/28,579.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,710.93

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.