Home / 18,422.01-27,632.93-5,274.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 18,422.01, 27,632.93 and 5,274.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 18,422.01, 27,632.93 and 5,274.38 is: 7,911.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,422.01 : 27,632.93 = 5,274.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,422.01/27,632.93 = 5,274.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,422.01x = 27,632.93 × 5,274.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,422.01x = 145,746,448.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 145,746,448.35/18,422.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,911.54

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.