Home / 29,337.12-40,470.17-19,264.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,337.12, 40,470.17 and 19,264.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,337.12, 40,470.17 and 19,264.10 is: 26,574.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,337.12 : 40,470.17 = 19,264.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,337.12/40,470.17 = 19,264.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,337.12x = 40,470.17 × 19,264.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,337.12x = 779,621,103.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 779,621,103.23/29,337.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,574.56

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.