Home / 17,946.63-26,923.22-5,465.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,946.63, 26,923.22 and 5,465.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,946.63, 26,923.22 and 5,465.24 is: 8,198.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,946.63 : 26,923.22 = 5,465.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,946.63/26,923.22 = 5,465.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,946.63x = 26,923.22 × 5,465.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,946.63x = 147,141,818.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,141,818.39/17,946.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,198.86

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.