Home / 26,830.60-40,245.70-8,110.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,830.60, 40,245.70 and 8,110.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,830.60, 40,245.70 and 8,110.60 is: 12,165.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,830.60 : 40,245.70 = 8,110.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,830.60/40,245.70 = 8,110.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,830.60x = 40,245.70 × 8,110.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,830.60x = 326,416,774.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 326,416,774.42/26,830.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,165.84

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.