Home / 29,295.12-43,950.18-8,518.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,295.12, 43,950.18 and 8,518.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,295.12, 43,950.18 and 8,518.62 is: 12,780.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,295.12 : 43,950.18 = 8,518.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,295.12/43,950.18 = 8,518.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,295.12x = 43,950.18 × 8,518.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,295.12x = 374,394,882.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 374,394,882.35/29,295.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,780.11

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.