Home / 29,824.40-44,746.20-19,974.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,824.40, 44,746.20 and 19,974.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,824.40, 44,746.20 and 19,974.80 is: 29,968.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,824.40 : 44,746.20 = 19,974.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,824.40/44,746.20 = 19,974.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,824.40x = 44,746.20 × 19,974.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,824.40x = 893,796,395.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 893,796,395.76/29,824.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,968.63

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.