Home / 17,637.34-26,456.04-4,490.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,637.34, 26,456.04 and 4,490.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,637.34, 26,456.04 and 4,490.80 is: 6,736.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,637.34 : 26,456.04 = 4,490.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,637.34/26,456.04 = 4,490.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,637.34x = 26,456.04 × 4,490.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,637.34x = 118,808,784.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,808,784.43/17,637.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,736.21

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.