Home / 26,335.60-39,426.60-23,570.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,335.60, 39,426.60 and 23,570.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,335.60, 39,426.60 and 23,570.80 is: 35,287.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,335.60 : 39,426.60 = 23,570.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,335.60/39,426.60 = 23,570.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,335.60x = 39,426.60 × 23,570.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,335.60x = 929,316,503.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 929,316,503.28/26,335.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,287.46

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.