Home / 26,794.39-40,191.17-6,531.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,794.39, 40,191.17 and 6,531.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,794.39, 40,191.17 and 6,531.38 is: 9,796.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,794.39 : 40,191.17 = 6,531.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,794.39/40,191.17 = 6,531.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,794.39x = 40,191.17 × 6,531.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,794.39x = 262,503,803.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 262,503,803.91/26,794.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,796.97

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.