Home / 17,071.59-25,607.37-5,384.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,071.59, 25,607.37 and 5,384.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,071.59, 25,607.37 and 5,384.81 is: 8,077.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,071.59 : 25,607.37 = 5,384.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,071.59/25,607.37 = 5,384.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,071.59x = 25,607.37 × 5,384.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,071.59x = 137,890,906.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 137,890,906.26/17,071.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,077.21

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.