Home / 26,901.43-40,352.34-9,371.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,901.43, 40,352.34 and 9,371.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,901.43, 40,352.34 and 9,371.20 is: 14,056.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,901.43 : 40,352.34 = 9,371.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,901.43/40,352.34 = 9,371.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,901.43x = 40,352.34 × 9,371.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,901.43x = 378,149,848.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 378,149,848.61/26,901.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,056.87

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.