Home / 17,375.72-26,065.40-5,689.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,375.72, 26,065.40 and 5,689.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,375.72, 26,065.40 and 5,689.85 is: 8,535.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,375.72 : 26,065.40 = 5,689.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,375.72/26,065.40 = 5,689.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,375.72x = 26,065.40 × 5,689.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,375.72x = 148,308,057.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 148,308,057.41/17,375.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,535.36

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.