Home / 26,982.27-40,475.43-9,207.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,982.27, 40,475.43 and 9,207.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,982.27, 40,475.43 and 9,207.45 is: 13,811.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,982.27 : 40,475.43 = 9,207.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,982.27/40,475.43 = 9,207.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,982.27x = 40,475.43 × 9,207.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,982.27x = 372,675,497.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 372,675,497.95/26,982.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,811.87

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.