Home / 17,952.08-26,929.12-5,472.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,952.08, 26,929.12 and 5,472.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,952.08, 26,929.12 and 5,472.50 is: 8,209.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,952.08 : 26,929.12 = 5,472.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,952.08/26,929.12 = 5,472.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,952.08x = 26,929.12 × 5,472.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,952.08x = 147,369,662.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,369,662.84/17,952.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,209.06

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.