Home / 17,524.56-26,288.10-5,515.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,524.56, 26,288.10 and 5,515.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,524.56, 26,288.10 and 5,515.68 is: 8,273.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,524.56 : 26,288.10 = 5,515.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,524.56/26,288.10 = 5,515.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,524.56x = 26,288.10 × 5,515.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,524.56x = 144,996,747.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 144,996,747.41/17,524.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,273.92

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.