Home / 27,125.20-40,687.80-26,736.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,125.20, 40,687.80 and 26,736.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,125.20, 40,687.80 and 26,736.40 is: 40,104.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,125.20 : 40,687.80 = 26,736.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,125.20/40,687.80 = 26,736.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,125.20x = 40,687.80 × 26,736.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,125.20x = 1,087,845,295.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,087,845,295.92/27,125.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,104.60

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.