Home / 17,941.28-26,894.35-6,688.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,941.28, 26,894.35 and 6,688.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,941.28, 26,894.35 and 6,688.39 is: 10,026.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,941.28 : 26,894.35 = 6,688.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,941.28/26,894.35 = 6,688.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,941.28x = 26,894.35 × 6,688.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,941.28x = 179,879,855.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 179,879,855.53/17,941.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,026.03

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.