Home / 26,793.60-36,975.18-14,857.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,793.60, 36,975.18 and 14,857.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,793.60, 36,975.18 and 14,857.08 is: 20,502.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,793.60 : 36,975.18 = 14,857.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,793.60/36,975.18 = 14,857.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,793.60x = 36,975.18 × 14,857.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,793.60x = 549,343,207.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 549,343,207.27/26,793.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,502.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.