Home / 29,010.48-40,037.67-17,076.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,010.48, 40,037.67 and 17,076.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,010.48, 40,037.67 and 17,076.75 is: 23,567.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,010.48 : 40,037.67 = 17,076.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,010.48/40,037.67 = 17,076.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,010.48x = 40,037.67 × 17,076.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,010.48x = 683,713,281.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 683,713,281.17/29,010.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,567.80

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.