Home / 29,559.74-44,334.74-8,778.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,559.74, 44,334.74 and 8,778.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,559.74, 44,334.74 and 8,778.38 is: 13,166.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,559.74 : 44,334.74 = 8,778.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,559.74/44,334.74 = 8,778.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,559.74x = 44,334.74 × 8,778.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,559.74x = 389,186,995.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 389,186,995.19/29,559.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,166.12

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.