Home / 28,596.60-42,894.90-8,881.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,596.60, 42,894.90 and 8,881.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,596.60, 42,894.90 and 8,881.20 is: 13,321.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,596.60 : 42,894.90 = 8,881.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,596.60/42,894.90 = 8,881.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,596.60x = 42,894.90 × 8,881.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,596.60x = 380,958,185.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 380,958,185.88/28,596.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,321.80

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.