Home / 29,554.65-40,784.85-16,125.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,554.65, 40,784.85 and 16,125.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,554.65, 40,784.85 and 16,125.57 is: 22,252.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,554.65 : 40,784.85 = 16,125.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,554.65/40,784.85 = 16,125.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,554.65x = 40,784.85 × 16,125.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,554.65x = 657,678,953.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 657,678,953.61/29,554.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,252.98

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.