Home / 29,288.24-40,417.60-15,859.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,288.24, 40,417.60 and 15,859.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,288.24, 40,417.60 and 15,859.36 is: 21,885.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,288.24 : 40,417.60 = 15,859.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,288.24/40,417.60 = 15,859.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,288.24x = 40,417.60 × 15,859.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,288.24x = 640,997,268.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 640,997,268.74/29,288.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,885.82

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.