Home / 28,837.20-43,320.60-27,735.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,837.20, 43,320.60 and 27,735.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,837.20, 43,320.60 and 27,735.60 is: 41,665.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,837.20 : 43,320.60 = 27,735.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,837.20/43,320.60 = 27,735.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,837.20x = 43,320.60 × 27,735.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,837.20x = 1,201,522,833.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,201,522,833.36/28,837.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,665.72

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.