Home / 17,684.03-26,526.87-5,838.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,684.03, 26,526.87 and 5,838.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,684.03, 26,526.87 and 5,838.84 is: 8,758.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,684.03 : 26,526.87 = 5,838.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,684.03/26,526.87 = 5,838.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,684.03x = 26,526.87 × 5,838.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,684.03x = 154,886,149.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 154,886,149.63/17,684.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,758.53

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.