Home / 17,422.04-26,166.70-14,928.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,422.04, 26,166.70 and 14,928.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,422.04, 26,166.70 and 14,928.86 is: 22,422.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,422.04 : 26,166.70 = 14,928.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,422.04/26,166.70 = 14,928.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,422.04x = 26,166.70 × 14,928.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,422.04x = 390,639,000.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 390,639,000.96/17,422.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,422.12

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.