Home / 29,883.37-44,820.62-11,161.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,883.37, 44,820.62 and 11,161.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,883.37, 44,820.62 and 11,161.07 is: 16,739.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,883.37 : 44,820.62 = 11,161.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,883.37/44,820.62 = 11,161.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,883.37x = 44,820.62 × 11,161.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,883.37x = 500,245,853.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 500,245,853.16/29,883.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,739.94

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.