Home / 26,305.50-36,301.37-14,368.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,305.50, 36,301.37 and 14,368.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,305.50, 36,301.37 and 14,368.85 is: 19,828.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,305.50 : 36,301.37 = 14,368.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,305.50/36,301.37 = 14,368.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,305.50x = 36,301.37 × 14,368.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,305.50x = 521,608,794.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 521,608,794.74/26,305.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,828.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.