Home / 18,044.40-27,048.48-10,236.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,044.40, 27,048.48 and 10,236.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,044.40, 27,048.48 and 10,236.96 is: 15,345.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,044.40 : 27,048.48 = 10,236.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,044.40/27,048.48 = 10,236.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,044.40x = 27,048.48 × 10,236.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,044.40x = 276,894,207.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 276,894,207.82/18,044.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,345.16

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.