Home / 26,552.30-39,827.14-9,911.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,552.30, 39,827.14 and 9,911.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,552.30, 39,827.14 and 9,911.06 is: 14,866.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,552.30 : 39,827.14 = 9,911.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,552.30/39,827.14 = 9,911.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,552.30x = 39,827.14 × 9,911.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,552.30x = 394,728,925.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 394,728,925.48/26,552.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,866.09

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.