Home / 26,732.96-40,061.10-15,021.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,732.96, 40,061.10 and 15,021.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,732.96, 40,061.10 and 15,021.56 is: 22,510.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,732.96 : 40,061.10 = 15,021.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,732.96/40,061.10 = 15,021.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,732.96x = 40,061.10 × 15,021.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,732.96x = 601,780,217.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 601,780,217.32/26,732.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,510.80

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.