Home / 17,730.38-26,595.49-5,250.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,730.38, 26,595.49 and 5,250.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,730.38, 26,595.49 and 5,250.48 is: 7,875.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,730.38 : 26,595.49 = 5,250.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,730.38/26,595.49 = 5,250.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,730.38x = 26,595.49 × 5,250.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,730.38x = 139,639,088.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 139,639,088.34/17,730.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,875.70

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.