Home / 17,579.70-26,365.20-6,480.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,579.70, 26,365.20 and 6,480.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,579.70, 26,365.20 and 6,480.36 is: 9,718.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,579.70 : 26,365.20 = 6,480.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,579.70/26,365.20 = 6,480.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,579.70x = 26,365.20 × 6,480.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,579.70x = 170,855,987.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 170,855,987.47/17,579.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,718.94

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.