Home / 17,685.60-26,530.56-8,918.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,685.60, 26,530.56 and 8,918.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,685.60, 26,530.56 and 8,918.88 is: 13,379.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,685.60 : 26,530.56 = 8,918.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,685.60/26,530.56 = 8,918.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,685.60x = 26,530.56 × 8,918.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,685.60x = 236,622,880.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 236,622,880.97/17,685.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,379.41

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.