Home / 29,565.18-44,348.25-9,843.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,565.18, 44,348.25 and 9,843.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,565.18, 44,348.25 and 9,843.42 is: 14,765.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,565.18 : 44,348.25 = 9,843.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,565.18/44,348.25 = 9,843.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,565.18x = 44,348.25 × 9,843.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,565.18x = 436,538,451.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 436,538,451.02/29,565.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,765.29

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.