Home / 26,804.50-36,990.38-14,868.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,804.50, 36,990.38 and 14,868.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,804.50, 36,990.38 and 14,868.04 is: 20,517.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,804.50 : 36,990.38 = 14,868.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,804.50/36,990.38 = 14,868.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,804.50x = 36,990.38 × 14,868.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,804.50x = 549,974,301.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 549,974,301.67/26,804.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,517.99

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.