Home / 17,377.16-26,070.56-5,698.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,377.16, 26,070.56 and 5,698.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,377.16, 26,070.56 and 5,698.56 is: 8,549.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,377.16 : 26,070.56 = 5,698.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,377.16/26,070.56 = 5,698.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,377.16x = 26,070.56 × 5,698.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,377.16x = 148,564,650.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 148,564,650.39/17,377.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,549.42

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.