Home / 29,568.62-40,798.60-16,990.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,568.62, 40,798.60 and 16,990.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,568.62, 40,798.60 and 16,990.94 is: 23,443.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,568.62 : 40,798.60 = 16,990.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,568.62/40,798.60 = 16,990.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,568.62x = 40,798.60 × 16,990.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,568.62x = 693,206,318.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 693,206,318.21/29,568.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,443.99

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.