Home / 17,894.58-26,843.22-4,746.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,894.58, 26,843.22 and 4,746.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,894.58, 26,843.22 and 4,746.66 is: 7,120.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,894.58 : 26,843.22 = 4,746.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,894.58/26,843.22 = 4,746.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,894.58x = 26,843.22 × 4,746.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,894.58x = 127,415,638.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 127,415,638.65/17,894.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,120.35

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.