Home / 29,308.20-43,946.10-9,576.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,308.20, 43,946.10 and 9,576.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,308.20, 43,946.10 and 9,576.60 is: 14,359.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,308.20 : 43,946.10 = 9,576.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,308.20/43,946.10 = 9,576.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,308.20x = 43,946.10 × 9,576.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,308.20x = 420,854,221.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 420,854,221.26/29,308.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,359.61

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.