Home / 26,964.86-40,465.51-9,434.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,964.86, 40,465.51 and 9,434.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,964.86, 40,465.51 and 9,434.84 is: 14,158.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,964.86 : 40,465.51 = 9,434.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,964.86/40,465.51 = 9,434.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,964.86x = 40,465.51 × 9,434.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,964.86x = 381,785,386.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 381,785,386.45/26,964.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,158.63

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.