Home / 17,233.26-25,854.96-5,546.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,233.26, 25,854.96 and 5,546.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,233.26, 25,854.96 and 5,546.18 is: 8,320.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,233.26 : 25,854.96 = 5,546.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,233.26/25,854.96 = 5,546.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,233.26x = 25,854.96 × 5,546.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,233.26x = 143,396,262.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,396,262.05/17,233.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,320.90

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.