Home / 28,800.96-43,140.80-13,231.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,800.96, 43,140.80 and 13,231.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,800.96, 43,140.80 and 13,231.68 is: 19,819.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,800.96 : 43,140.80 = 13,231.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,800.96/43,140.80 = 13,231.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,800.96x = 43,140.80 × 13,231.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,800.96x = 570,825,260.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 570,825,260.54/28,800.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,819.66

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.