Home / 28,740.36-43,117.02-9,018.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,740.36, 43,117.02 and 9,018.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,740.36, 43,117.02 and 9,018.84 is: 13,530.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,740.36 : 43,117.02 = 9,018.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,740.36/43,117.02 = 9,018.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,740.36x = 43,117.02 × 9,018.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,740.36x = 388,865,504.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 388,865,504.66/28,740.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,530.29

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.