Home / 17,685.23-26,530.47-5,840.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,685.23, 26,530.47 and 5,840.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,685.23, 26,530.47 and 5,840.25 is: 8,761.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,685.23 : 26,530.47 = 5,840.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,685.23/26,530.47 = 5,840.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,685.23x = 26,530.47 × 5,840.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,685.23x = 154,944,477.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 154,944,477.93/17,685.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,761.24

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.