Home / 27,326.68-40,940.58-12,547.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 27,326.68, 40,940.58 and 12,547.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 27,326.68, 40,940.58 and 12,547.96 is: 18,799.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,326.68 : 40,940.58 = 12,547.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,326.68/40,940.58 = 12,547.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,326.68x = 40,940.58 × 12,547.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,326.68x = 513,720,760.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 513,720,760.22/27,326.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,799.24

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.