Home / 17,196.84-25,793.53-4,718.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,196.84, 25,793.53 and 4,718.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,196.84, 25,793.53 and 4,718.12 is: 7,076.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,196.84 : 25,793.53 = 4,718.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,196.84/25,793.53 = 4,718.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,196.84x = 25,793.53 × 4,718.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,196.84x = 121,696,822.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,696,822.37/17,196.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,076.70

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.