Home / 38,526.12-57,797.10-17,456.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 38,526.12, 57,797.10 and 17,456.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 38,526.12, 57,797.10 and 17,456.04 is: 26,187.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,526.12 : 57,797.10 = 17,456.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,526.12/57,797.10 = 17,456.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,526.12x = 57,797.10 × 17,456.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,526.12x = 1,008,908,489.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,008,908,489.48/38,526.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,187.65

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.