Home / 27,018.74-40,529.64-7,298.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,018.74, 40,529.64 and 7,298.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,018.74, 40,529.64 and 7,298.86 is: 10,948.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,018.74 : 40,529.64 = 7,298.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,018.74/40,529.64 = 7,298.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,018.74x = 40,529.64 × 7,298.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,018.74x = 295,820,168.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 295,820,168.21/27,018.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,948.70

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.