Home / 26,900.88-40,355.76-9,375.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,900.88, 40,355.76 and 9,375.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,900.88, 40,355.76 and 9,375.84 is: 14,065.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,900.88 : 40,355.76 = 9,375.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,900.88/40,355.76 = 9,375.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,900.88x = 40,355.76 × 9,375.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,900.88x = 378,369,148.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 378,369,148.84/26,900.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,065.31

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.