Home / 17,367.06-26,050.50-5,521.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,367.06, 26,050.50 and 5,521.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,367.06, 26,050.50 and 5,521.98 is: 8,282.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,367.06 : 26,050.50 = 5,521.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,367.06/26,050.50 = 5,521.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,367.06x = 26,050.50 × 5,521.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,367.06x = 143,850,339.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,850,339.99/17,367.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,282.94

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.