Home / 17,433.04-26,134.84-7,564.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,433.04, 26,134.84 and 7,564.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,433.04, 26,134.84 and 7,564.88 is: 11,340.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,433.04 : 26,134.84 = 7,564.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,433.04/26,134.84 = 7,564.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,433.04x = 26,134.84 × 7,564.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,433.04x = 197,706,928.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,706,928.42/17,433.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,340.93

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.