Home / 17,737.03-26,609.44-5,258.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,737.03, 26,609.44 and 5,258.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,737.03, 26,609.44 and 5,258.03 is: 7,888.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,737.03 : 26,609.44 = 5,258.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,737.03/26,609.44 = 5,258.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,737.03x = 26,609.44 × 5,258.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,737.03x = 139,913,233.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 139,913,233.80/17,737.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,888.20

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.