Home / 17,283.22-25,900.52-9,876.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,283.22, 25,900.52 and 9,876.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,283.22, 25,900.52 and 9,876.58 is: 14,800.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,283.22 : 25,900.52 = 9,876.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,283.22/25,900.52 = 9,876.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,283.22x = 25,900.52 × 9,876.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,283.22x = 255,808,557.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 255,808,557.82/17,283.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,800.98

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.