Home / 17,085.20-23,576.82-12,607.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,085.20, 23,576.82 and 12,607.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,085.20, 23,576.82 and 12,607.32 is: 17,397.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,085.20 : 23,576.82 = 12,607.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,085.20/23,576.82 = 12,607.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,085.20x = 23,576.82 × 12,607.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,085.20x = 297,240,514.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 297,240,514.32/17,085.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,397.54

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.