Home / 26,816.42-40,196.55-9,040.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,816.42, 40,196.55 and 9,040.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,816.42, 40,196.55 and 9,040.93 is: 13,551.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,816.42 : 40,196.55 = 9,040.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,816.42/40,196.55 = 9,040.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,816.42x = 40,196.55 × 9,040.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,816.42x = 363,414,094.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 363,414,094.30/26,816.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,551.93

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.