Home / 28,612.20-42,918.30-26,538.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,612.20, 42,918.30 and 26,538.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,612.20, 42,918.30 and 26,538.60 is: 39,807.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,612.20 : 42,918.30 = 26,538.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,612.20/42,918.30 = 26,538.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,612.20x = 42,918.30 × 26,538.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,612.20x = 1,138,991,596.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,138,991,596.38/28,612.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,807.90

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.