Home / 35,342.46-53,025.84-17,824.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 35,342.46, 53,025.84 and 17,824.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 35,342.46, 53,025.84 and 17,824.59 is: 26,743.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,342.46 : 53,025.84 = 17,824.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,342.46/53,025.84 = 17,824.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,342.46x = 53,025.84 × 17,824.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,342.46x = 945,163,857.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 945,163,857.41/35,342.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,743.01

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.