Home / 26,035.02-39,043.62-8,500.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,035.02, 39,043.62 and 8,500.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,035.02, 39,043.62 and 8,500.50 is: 12,747.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,035.02 : 39,043.62 = 8,500.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,035.02/39,043.62 = 8,500.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,035.02x = 39,043.62 × 8,500.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,035.02x = 331,890,291.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 331,890,291.81/26,035.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,747.84

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.