Home / 44,403.75-66,572.82-26,869.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 44,403.75, 66,572.82 and 26,869.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 44,403.75, 66,572.82 and 26,869.68 is: 40,284.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,403.75 : 66,572.82 = 26,869.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,403.75/66,572.82 = 26,869.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,403.75x = 66,572.82 × 26,869.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,403.75x = 1,788,790,370.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,788,790,370.10/44,403.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,284.67

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.