Home / 18,053.54-27,083.23-5,570.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,053.54, 27,083.23 and 5,570.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,053.54, 27,083.23 and 5,570.65 is: 8,356.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,053.54 : 27,083.23 = 5,570.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,053.54/27,083.23 = 5,570.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,053.54x = 27,083.23 × 5,570.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,053.54x = 150,871,062.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 150,871,062.78/18,053.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,356.87

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.