Home / 26,634.66-39,976.53-13,496.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,634.66, 39,976.53 and 13,496.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,634.66, 39,976.53 and 13,496.34 is: 20,256.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,634.66 : 39,976.53 = 13,496.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,634.66/39,976.53 = 13,496.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,634.66x = 39,976.53 × 13,496.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,634.66x = 539,536,840.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 539,536,840.90/26,634.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,256.94

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.