Home / 17,135.24-25,704.96-6,602.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,135.24, 25,704.96 and 6,602.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,135.24, 25,704.96 and 6,602.80 is: 9,905.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,135.24 : 25,704.96 = 6,602.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,135.24/25,704.96 = 6,602.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,135.24x = 25,704.96 × 6,602.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,135.24x = 169,724,709.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 169,724,709.89/17,135.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,905.01

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.