Home / 26,077.44-39,136.50-13,600.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,077.44, 39,136.50 and 13,600.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,077.44, 39,136.50 and 13,600.74 is: 20,411.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,077.44 : 39,136.50 = 13,600.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,077.44/39,136.50 = 13,600.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,077.44x = 39,136.50 × 13,600.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,077.44x = 532,285,361.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 532,285,361.01/26,077.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,411.72

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.