Home / 17,349.68-26,022.36-5,661.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,349.68, 26,022.36 and 5,661.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,349.68, 26,022.36 and 5,661.92 is: 8,492.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,349.68 : 26,022.36 = 5,661.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,349.68/26,022.36 = 5,661.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,349.68x = 26,022.36 × 5,661.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,349.68x = 147,336,520.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,336,520.53/17,349.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,492.18

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.