Home / 29,088.73-40,146.20-17,755.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,088.73, 40,146.20 and 17,755.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,088.73, 40,146.20 and 17,755.84 is: 24,505.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,088.73 : 40,146.20 = 17,755.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,088.73/40,146.20 = 17,755.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,088.73x = 40,146.20 × 17,755.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,088.73x = 712,829,503.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 712,829,503.81/29,088.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,505.35

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.