Home / 17,037.14-25,547.62-5,942.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,037.14, 25,547.62 and 5,942.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,037.14, 25,547.62 and 5,942.48 is: 8,910.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,037.14 : 25,547.62 = 5,942.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,037.14/25,547.62 = 5,942.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,037.14x = 25,547.62 × 5,942.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,037.14x = 151,816,078.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 151,816,078.30/17,037.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,910.89

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.