Home / 17,038.90-25,562.44-5,352.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,038.90, 25,562.44 and 5,352.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,038.90, 25,562.44 and 5,352.12 is: 8,029.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,038.90 : 25,562.44 = 5,352.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,038.90/25,562.44 = 5,352.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,038.90x = 25,562.44 × 5,352.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,038.90x = 136,813,246.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,813,246.37/17,038.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,029.46

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.