Home / 29,488.80-40,651.56-22,402.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,488.80, 40,651.56 and 22,402.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,488.80, 40,651.56 and 22,402.92 is: 30,883.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,488.80 : 40,651.56 = 22,402.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,488.80/40,651.56 = 22,402.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,488.80x = 40,651.56 × 22,402.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,488.80x = 910,713,646.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 910,713,646.56/29,488.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,883.37

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.