Home / 28,989.92-43,482.75-9,263.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,989.92, 43,482.75 and 9,263.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,989.92, 43,482.75 and 9,263.18 is: 13,894.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,989.92 : 43,482.75 = 9,263.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,989.92/43,482.75 = 9,263.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,989.92x = 43,482.75 × 9,263.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,989.92x = 402,788,395.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 402,788,395.58/28,989.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,894.09

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.