Home / 17,541.48-26,303.69-5,850.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,541.48, 26,303.69 and 5,850.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,541.48, 26,303.69 and 5,850.75 is: 8,773.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,541.48 : 26,303.69 = 5,850.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,541.48/26,303.69 = 5,850.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,541.48x = 26,303.69 × 5,850.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,541.48x = 153,896,285.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 153,896,285.01/17,541.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,773.28

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.