Home / 17,037.58-25,557.45-5,351.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,037.58, 25,557.45 and 5,351.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,037.58, 25,557.45 and 5,351.26 is: 8,027.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,037.58 : 25,557.45 = 5,351.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,037.58/25,557.45 = 5,351.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,037.58x = 25,557.45 × 5,351.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,037.58x = 136,764,559.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,764,559.89/17,037.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,027.23

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.