Home / 28,884.60-43,326.90-23,635.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,884.60, 43,326.90 and 23,635.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,884.60, 43,326.90 and 23,635.80 is: 35,453.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,884.60 : 43,326.90 = 23,635.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,884.60/43,326.90 = 23,635.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,884.60x = 43,326.90 × 23,635.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,884.60x = 1,024,065,943.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,024,065,943.02/28,884.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,453.70

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.