Home / 26,927.20-40,374.60-13,805.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,927.20, 40,374.60 and 13,805.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,927.20, 40,374.60 and 13,805.20 is: 20,699.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,927.20 : 40,374.60 = 13,805.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,927.20/40,374.60 = 13,805.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,927.20x = 40,374.60 × 13,805.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,927.20x = 557,379,427.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 557,379,427.92/26,927.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,699.49

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.