Home / 26,901.42-40,353.56-8,180.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,901.42, 40,353.56 and 8,180.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,901.42, 40,353.56 and 8,180.02 is: 12,270.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,901.42 : 40,353.56 = 8,180.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,901.42/40,353.56 = 8,180.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,901.42x = 40,353.56 × 8,180.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,901.42x = 330,092,746.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 330,092,746.66/26,901.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,270.46

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.