Home / 17,232.01-25,852.13-5,545.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,232.01, 25,852.13 and 5,545.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,232.01, 25,852.13 and 5,545.19 is: 8,319.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,232.01 : 25,852.13 = 5,545.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,232.01/25,852.13 = 5,545.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,232.01x = 25,852.13 × 5,545.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,232.01x = 143,354,945.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,354,945.03/17,232.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,319.11

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.