Home / 26,948.44-40,434.42-9,430.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,948.44, 40,434.42 and 9,430.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,948.44, 40,434.42 and 9,430.84 is: 14,150.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,948.44 : 40,434.42 = 9,430.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,948.44/40,434.42 = 9,430.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,948.44x = 40,434.42 × 9,430.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,948.44x = 381,330,545.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 381,330,545.51/26,948.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,150.38

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.