Home / 17,539.52-26,309.50-5,852.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,539.52, 26,309.50 and 5,852.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,539.52, 26,309.50 and 5,852.73 is: 8,779.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,539.52 : 26,309.50 = 5,852.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,539.52/26,309.50 = 5,852.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,539.52x = 26,309.50 × 5,852.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,539.52x = 153,982,483.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 153,982,483.96/17,539.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,779.18

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.