Home / 17,775.59-26,654.47-5,925.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,775.59, 26,654.47 and 5,925.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,775.59, 26,654.47 and 5,925.20 is: 8,884.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,775.59 : 26,654.47 = 5,925.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,775.59/26,654.47 = 5,925.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,775.59x = 26,654.47 × 5,925.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,775.59x = 157,932,917.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 157,932,917.56/17,775.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,884.82

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.