Home / 28,716.12-43,074.19-8,996.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,716.12, 43,074.19 and 8,996.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,716.12, 43,074.19 and 8,996.22 is: 13,494.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,716.12 : 43,074.19 = 8,996.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,716.12/43,074.19 = 8,996.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,716.12x = 43,074.19 × 8,996.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,716.12x = 387,504,889.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,504,889.56/28,716.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,494.33

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.