Home / 17,166.20-25,752.20-5,317.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,166.20, 25,752.20 and 5,317.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,166.20, 25,752.20 and 5,317.25 is: 7,976.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,166.20 : 25,752.20 = 5,317.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,166.20/25,752.20 = 5,317.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,166.20x = 25,752.20 × 5,317.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,166.20x = 136,930,730.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,930,730.10/17,166.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,976.77

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.