Home / 26,541.12-39,727.44-14,818.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,541.12, 39,727.44 and 14,818.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,541.12, 39,727.44 and 14,818.80 is: 22,181.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,541.12 : 39,727.44 = 14,818.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,541.12/39,727.44 = 14,818.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,541.12x = 39,727.44 × 14,818.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,541.12x = 588,712,987.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 588,712,987.87/26,541.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,181.17

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.