Home / 17,053.50-23,526.24-9,976.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,053.50, 23,526.24 and 9,976.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,053.50, 23,526.24 and 9,976.80 is: 13,763.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,053.50 : 23,526.24 = 9,976.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,053.50/23,526.24 = 9,976.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,053.50x = 23,526.24 × 9,976.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,053.50x = 234,716,591.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 234,716,591.23/17,053.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,763.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.