Home / 26,435.77-39,642.12-10,008.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,435.77, 39,642.12 and 10,008.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,435.77, 39,642.12 and 10,008.25 is: 15,008.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,435.77 : 39,642.12 = 10,008.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,435.77/39,642.12 = 10,008.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,435.77x = 39,642.12 × 10,008.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,435.77x = 396,748,247.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 396,748,247.49/26,435.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,008.01

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.