Home / 17,864,224.98-26,799,826.74-5,732,755.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,864,224.98, 26,799,826.74 and 5,732,755.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,864,224.98, 26,799,826.74 and 5,732,755.75 is: 8,600,253.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,864,224.98 : 26,799,826.74 = 5,732,755.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,864,224.98/26,799,826.74 = 5,732,755.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,864,224.98x = 26,799,826.74 × 5,732,755.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,864,224.98x = 153,636,860,842,738.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 153,636,860,842,738.75/17,864,224.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,600,253.36

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.