Home / 17,820.27-26,730.30-5,340.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,820.27, 26,730.30 and 5,340.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,820.27, 26,730.30 and 5,340.30 is: 8,010.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,820.27 : 26,730.30 = 5,340.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,820.27/26,730.30 = 5,340.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,820.27x = 26,730.30 × 5,340.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,820.27x = 142,747,740.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 142,747,740.88/17,820.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,010.41

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.