Home / 26,113.57-39,171.27-8,584.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,113.57, 39,171.27 and 8,584.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,113.57, 39,171.27 and 8,584.75 is: 12,877.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,113.57 : 39,171.27 = 8,584.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,113.57/39,171.27 = 8,584.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,113.57x = 39,171.27 × 8,584.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,113.57x = 336,275,560.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 336,275,560.13/26,113.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,877.43

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.