Home / 17,255.02-23,810.60-10,543.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,255.02, 23,810.60 and 10,543.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,255.02, 23,810.60 and 10,543.90 is: 14,549.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,255.02 : 23,810.60 = 10,543.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,255.02/23,810.60 = 10,543.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,255.02x = 23,810.60 × 10,543.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,255.02x = 251,056,585.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 251,056,585.34/17,255.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,549.77

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.