Home / 26,319.36-39,472.20-7,595.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,319.36, 39,472.20 and 7,595.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,319.36, 39,472.20 and 7,595.22 is: 11,390.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,319.36 : 39,472.20 = 7,595.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,319.36/39,472.20 = 7,595.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,319.36x = 39,472.20 × 7,595.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,319.36x = 299,800,042.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 299,800,042.88/26,319.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,390.86

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.