Home / 17,562.13-26,343.20-5,250.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,562.13, 26,343.20 and 5,250.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,562.13, 26,343.20 and 5,250.13 is: 7,875.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,562.13 : 26,343.20 = 5,250.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,562.13/26,343.20 = 5,250.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,562.13x = 26,343.20 × 5,250.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,562.13x = 138,305,066.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 138,305,066.65/17,562.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,875.19

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.