Home / 44,090.28-60,864.48-28,196.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,090.28, 60,864.48 and 28,196.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,090.28, 60,864.48 and 28,196.16 is: 38,923.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,090.28 : 60,864.48 = 28,196.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,090.28/60,864.48 = 28,196.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,090.28x = 60,864.48 × 28,196.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,090.28x = 1,716,144,616.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,716,144,616.40/44,090.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,923.42

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.