Home / 17,121.24-23,631.48-10,051.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,121.24, 23,631.48 and 10,051.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,121.24, 23,631.48 and 10,051.56 is: 13,873.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,121.24 : 23,631.48 = 10,051.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,121.24/23,631.48 = 10,051.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,121.24x = 23,631.48 × 10,051.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,121.24x = 237,533,239.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 237,533,239.11/17,121.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,873.60

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.