Home / 42,395.79-58,474.67-29,649.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,395.79, 58,474.67 and 29,649.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,395.79, 58,474.67 and 29,649.63 is: 40,894.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,395.79 : 58,474.67 = 29,649.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,395.79/58,474.67 = 29,649.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,395.79x = 58,474.67 × 29,649.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,395.79x = 1,733,752,181.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,733,752,181.62/42,395.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,894.44

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.