Home / 17,496.05-26,236.18-5,013.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,496.05, 26,236.18 and 5,013.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,496.05, 26,236.18 and 5,013.22 is: 7,517.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,496.05 : 26,236.18 = 5,013.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,496.05/26,236.18 = 5,013.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,496.05x = 26,236.18 × 5,013.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,496.05x = 131,527,717.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 131,527,717.23/17,496.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,517.57

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.