Home / 17,832.34-26,752.96-5,352.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,832.34, 26,752.96 and 5,352.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,832.34, 26,752.96 and 5,352.60 is: 8,030.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,832.34 : 26,752.96 = 5,352.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,832.34/26,752.96 = 5,352.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,832.34x = 26,752.96 × 5,352.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,832.34x = 143,197,893.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,197,893.70/17,832.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,030.24

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.