Home / 26,839.01-40,233.87-9,296.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,839.01, 40,233.87 and 9,296.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,839.01, 40,233.87 and 9,296.57 is: 13,936.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,839.01 : 40,233.87 = 9,296.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,839.01/40,233.87 = 9,296.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,839.01x = 40,233.87 × 9,296.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,839.01x = 374,036,787.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 374,036,787.66/26,839.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,936.31

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.