Home / 26,957.60-40,436.40-24,989.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,957.60, 40,436.40 and 24,989.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,957.60, 40,436.40 and 24,989.30 is: 37,483.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,957.60 : 40,436.40 = 24,989.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,957.60/40,436.40 = 24,989.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,957.60x = 40,436.40 × 24,989.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,957.60x = 1,010,477,330.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,010,477,330.52/26,957.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,483.95

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.