Home / 26,045.37-39,067.76-6,323.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,045.37, 39,067.76 and 6,323.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,045.37, 39,067.76 and 6,323.92 is: 9,485.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,045.37 : 39,067.76 = 6,323.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,045.37/39,067.76 = 6,323.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,045.37x = 39,067.76 × 6,323.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,045.37x = 247,061,306.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 247,061,306.96/26,045.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,485.81

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.