Home / 17,952.28-26,928.41-4,804.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,952.28, 26,928.41 and 4,804.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,952.28, 26,928.41 and 4,804.31 is: 7,206.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,952.28 : 26,928.41 = 4,804.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,952.28/26,928.41 = 4,804.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,952.28x = 26,928.41 × 4,804.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,952.28x = 129,372,306.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,372,306.82/17,952.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,206.46

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.