Home / 26,249.49-39,362.69-9,605.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,249.49, 39,362.69 and 9,605.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,249.49, 39,362.69 and 9,605.20 is: 14,403.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,249.49 : 39,362.69 = 9,605.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,249.49/39,362.69 = 9,605.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,249.49x = 39,362.69 × 9,605.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,249.49x = 378,086,509.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 378,086,509.99/26,249.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,403.58

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.