Home / 17,899.07-26,846.49-4,752.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,899.07, 26,846.49 and 4,752.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,899.07, 26,846.49 and 4,752.45 is: 7,128.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,899.07 : 26,846.49 = 4,752.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,899.07/26,846.49 = 4,752.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,899.07x = 26,846.49 × 4,752.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,899.07x = 127,586,619.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 127,586,619.22/17,899.07
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,128.12

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.