Home / 29,701.77-40,988.70-17,126.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,701.77, 40,988.70 and 17,126.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,701.77, 40,988.70 and 17,126.52 is: 23,634.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,701.77 : 40,988.70 = 17,126.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,701.77/40,988.70 = 17,126.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,701.77x = 40,988.70 × 17,126.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,701.77x = 701,993,790.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 701,993,790.32/29,701.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,634.75

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.