Home / 29,539.68-44,308.91-9,818.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,539.68, 44,308.91 and 9,818.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,539.68, 44,308.91 and 9,818.43 is: 14,727.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,539.68 : 44,308.91 = 9,818.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,539.68/44,308.91 = 9,818.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,539.68x = 44,308.91 × 9,818.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,539.68x = 435,043,882.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 435,043,882.12/29,539.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,727.44

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.