Home / 26,741.31-40,124.25-10,107.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,741.31, 40,124.25 and 10,107.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,741.31, 40,124.25 and 10,107.11 is: 15,165.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,741.31 : 40,124.25 = 10,107.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,741.31/40,124.25 = 10,107.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,741.31x = 40,124.25 × 10,107.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,741.31x = 405,540,308.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 405,540,308.73/26,741.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,165.31

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.