Home / 29,986.20-44,981.73-10,259.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,986.20, 44,981.73 and 10,259.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,986.20, 44,981.73 and 10,259.46 is: 15,390.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,986.20 : 44,981.73 = 10,259.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,986.20/44,981.73 = 10,259.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,986.20x = 44,981.73 × 10,259.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,986.20x = 461,488,259.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 461,488,259.67/29,986.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,390.02

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.