Home / 27,129.68-40,698.16-25,489.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,129.68, 40,698.16 and 25,489.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,129.68, 40,698.16 and 25,489.42 is: 38,237.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,129.68 : 40,698.16 = 25,489.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,129.68/40,698.16 = 25,489.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,129.68x = 40,698.16 × 25,489.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,129.68x = 1,037,372,493.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,037,372,493.47/27,129.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,237.55

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.