Home / 29,422.84-44,120.39-10,689.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,422.84, 44,120.39 and 10,689.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,422.84, 44,120.39 and 10,689.67 is: 16,029.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,422.84 : 44,120.39 = 10,689.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,422.84/44,120.39 = 10,689.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,422.84x = 44,120.39 × 10,689.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,422.84x = 471,632,135.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 471,632,135.32/29,422.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,029.46

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.