Home / 43,862.86-60,537.56-28,799.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 43,862.86, 60,537.56 and 28,799.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 43,862.86, 60,537.56 and 28,799.22 is: 39,747.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,862.86 : 60,537.56 = 28,799.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,862.86/60,537.56 = 28,799.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,862.86x = 60,537.56 × 28,799.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,862.86x = 1,743,434,508.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,743,434,508.70/43,862.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,747.40

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.