Home / 26,277.48-39,412.50-7,559.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,277.48, 39,412.50 and 7,559.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,277.48, 39,412.50 and 7,559.10 is: 11,337.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,277.48 : 39,412.50 = 7,559.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,277.48/39,412.50 = 7,559.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,277.48x = 39,412.50 × 7,559.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,277.48x = 297,923,028.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 297,923,028.75/26,277.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,337.58

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.