Home / 29,559.20-44,339.19-9,837.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,559.20, 44,339.19 and 9,837.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,559.20, 44,339.19 and 9,837.76 is: 14,756.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,559.20 : 44,339.19 = 9,837.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,559.20/44,339.19 = 9,837.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,559.20x = 44,339.19 × 9,837.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,559.20x = 436,198,309.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 436,198,309.81/29,559.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,756.77

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.