Home / 29,010.10-40,030.77-17,077.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,010.10, 40,030.77 and 17,077.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,010.10, 40,030.77 and 17,077.18 is: 23,564.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,010.10 : 40,030.77 = 17,077.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,010.10/40,030.77 = 17,077.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,010.10x = 40,030.77 × 17,077.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,010.10x = 683,612,664.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 683,612,664.83/29,010.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,564.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.