Home / 28,702.24-43,055.82-7,925.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,702.24, 43,055.82 and 7,925.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,702.24, 43,055.82 and 7,925.74 is: 11,889.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,702.24 : 43,055.82 = 7,925.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,702.24/43,055.82 = 7,925.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,702.24x = 43,055.82 × 7,925.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,702.24x = 341,249,234.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 341,249,234.81/28,702.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,889.29

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.