Home / 34,576.42-51,822.51-17,927.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,576.42, 51,822.51 and 17,927.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,576.42, 51,822.51 and 17,927.29 is: 26,869.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,576.42 : 51,822.51 = 17,927.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,576.42/51,822.51 = 17,927.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,576.42x = 51,822.51 × 17,927.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,576.42x = 929,037,165.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 929,037,165.30/34,576.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,869.10

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.