Home / 12,672.15-17,784.75-12,672.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,672.15, 17,784.75 and 12,672.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,672.15, 17,784.75 and 12,672.15 is: 17,784.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,672.15 : 17,784.75 = 12,672.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,672.15/17,784.75 = 12,672.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,672.15x = 17,784.75 × 12,672.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,672.15x = 225,371,019.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 225,371,019.71/12,672.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,784.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.