Home / 26,853.24-40,238.46-14,374.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,853.24, 40,238.46 and 14,374.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,853.24, 40,238.46 and 14,374.92 is: 21,540.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,853.24 : 40,238.46 = 14,374.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,853.24/40,238.46 = 14,374.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,853.24x = 40,238.46 × 14,374.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,853.24x = 578,424,643.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 578,424,643.42/26,853.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,540.22

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.