Home / 16,971.24-25,448.60-5,878.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,971.24, 25,448.60 and 5,878.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,971.24, 25,448.60 and 5,878.56 is: 8,814.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,971.24 : 25,448.60 = 5,878.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,971.24/25,448.60 = 5,878.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,971.24x = 25,448.60 × 5,878.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,971.24x = 149,601,122.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 149,601,122.02/16,971.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,814.98

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.