Home / 28,880.40-43,316.94-9,159.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,880.40, 43,316.94 and 9,159.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,880.40, 43,316.94 and 9,159.12 is: 13,737.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,880.40 : 43,316.94 = 9,159.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,880.40/43,316.94 = 9,159.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,880.40x = 43,316.94 × 9,159.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,880.40x = 396,745,051.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 396,745,051.49/28,880.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,737.52

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.