Home / 26,017.38-39,026.17-6,295.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,017.38, 39,026.17 and 6,295.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,017.38, 39,026.17 and 6,295.91 is: 9,443.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,017.38 : 39,026.17 = 6,295.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,017.38/39,026.17 = 6,295.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,017.38x = 39,026.17 × 6,295.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,017.38x = 245,705,058.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 245,705,058.83/26,017.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,443.88

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.