Home / 16,957.60-25,459.20-9,944.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,957.60, 25,459.20 and 9,944.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,957.60, 25,459.20 and 9,944.80 is: 14,930.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,957.60 : 25,459.20 = 9,944.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,957.60/25,459.20 = 9,944.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,957.60x = 25,459.20 × 9,944.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,957.60x = 253,186,652.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 253,186,652.16/16,957.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,930.57

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.