Home / 26,590.93-39,893.80-11,599.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,590.93, 39,893.80 and 11,599.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,590.93, 39,893.80 and 11,599.39 is: 17,402.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,590.93 : 39,893.80 = 11,599.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,590.93/39,893.80 = 11,599.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,590.93x = 39,893.80 × 11,599.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,590.93x = 462,743,563.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 462,743,563.00/26,590.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,402.31

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.