Home / 26,969.13-40,455.09-8,252.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 26,969.13, 40,455.09 and 8,252.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 26,969.13, 40,455.09 and 8,252.01 is: 12,378.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,969.13 : 40,455.09 = 8,252.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,969.13/40,455.09 = 8,252.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,969.13x = 40,455.09 × 8,252.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,969.13x = 333,835,807.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 333,835,807.23/26,969.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,378.44

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.