Home / 42,028.68-63,052.24-12,448.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,028.68, 63,052.24 and 12,448.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,028.68, 63,052.24 and 12,448.80 is: 18,675.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,028.68 : 63,052.24 = 12,448.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,028.68/63,052.24 = 12,448.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,028.68x = 63,052.24 × 12,448.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,028.68x = 784,924,725.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 784,924,725.31/42,028.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,675.93

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.