Home / 27,224.02-40,838.60-10,585.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,224.02, 40,838.60 and 10,585.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,224.02, 40,838.60 and 10,585.33 is: 15,878.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,224.02 : 40,838.60 = 10,585.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,224.02/40,838.60 = 10,585.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,224.02x = 40,838.60 × 10,585.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,224.02x = 432,290,057.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 432,290,057.74/27,224.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,878.99

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.