Home / 16,962.60-25,436.70-8,200.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,962.60, 25,436.70 and 8,200.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,962.60, 25,436.70 and 8,200.20 is: 12,296.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,962.60 : 25,436.70 = 8,200.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,962.60/25,436.70 = 8,200.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,962.60x = 25,436.70 × 8,200.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,962.60x = 208,586,027.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 208,586,027.34/16,962.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,296.82

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.