Home / 17,356.12-26,034.24-4,208.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,356.12, 26,034.24 and 4,208.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,356.12, 26,034.24 and 4,208.44 is: 6,312.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,356.12 : 26,034.24 = 4,208.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,356.12/26,034.24 = 4,208.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,356.12x = 26,034.24 × 4,208.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,356.12x = 109,563,536.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,563,536.99/17,356.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,312.67

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.