Home / 17,085.97-23,578.65-9,532.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,085.97, 23,578.65 and 9,532.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,085.97, 23,578.65 and 9,532.30 is: 13,154.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,085.97 : 23,578.65 = 9,532.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,085.97/23,578.65 = 9,532.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,085.97x = 23,578.65 × 9,532.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,085.97x = 224,758,765.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 224,758,765.40/17,085.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,154.58

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.