Home / 28,616.04-42,932.34-11,967.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,616.04, 42,932.34 and 11,967.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,616.04, 42,932.34 and 11,967.48 is: 17,954.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,616.04 : 42,932.34 = 11,967.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,616.04/42,932.34 = 11,967.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,616.04x = 42,932.34 × 11,967.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,616.04x = 513,791,920.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 513,791,920.30/28,616.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,954.68

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.