Home / 17,023.57-25,535.36-5,337.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,023.57, 25,535.36 and 5,337.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,023.57, 25,535.36 and 5,337.70 is: 8,006.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,023.57 : 25,535.36 = 5,337.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,023.57/25,535.36 = 5,337.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,023.57x = 25,535.36 × 5,337.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,023.57x = 136,300,091.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,300,091.07/17,023.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,006.55

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.