Home / 26,825.60-40,204.80-13,683.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,825.60, 40,204.80 and 13,683.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,825.60, 40,204.80 and 13,683.20 is: 20,507.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,825.60 : 40,204.80 = 13,683.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,825.60/40,204.80 = 13,683.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,825.60x = 40,204.80 × 13,683.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,825.60x = 550,130,319.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 550,130,319.36/26,825.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,507.66

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.