Home / 28,978.24-43,456.19-10,254.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,978.24, 43,456.19 and 10,254.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,978.24, 43,456.19 and 10,254.78 is: 15,378.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,978.24 : 43,456.19 = 10,254.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,978.24/43,456.19 = 10,254.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,978.24x = 43,456.19 × 10,254.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,978.24x = 445,633,856.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 445,633,856.69/28,978.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,378.23

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.