Home / 26,925.29-40,385.04-7,205.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,925.29, 40,385.04 and 7,205.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,925.29, 40,385.04 and 7,205.84 is: 10,807.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,925.29 : 40,385.04 = 7,205.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,925.29/40,385.04 = 7,205.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,925.29x = 40,385.04 × 7,205.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,925.29x = 291,007,934.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,007,934.71/26,925.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,807.98

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.