Home / 17,064.60-25,601.70-7,208.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,064.60, 25,601.70 and 7,208.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,064.60, 25,601.70 and 7,208.52 is: 10,814.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,064.60 : 25,601.70 = 7,208.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,064.60/25,601.70 = 7,208.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,064.60x = 25,601.70 × 7,208.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,064.60x = 184,550,366.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 184,550,366.48/17,064.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,814.81

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.