Home / 17,291.51-23,862.50-10,125.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,291.51, 23,862.50 and 10,125.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,291.51, 23,862.50 and 10,125.89 is: 13,973.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,291.51 : 23,862.50 = 10,125.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,291.51/23,862.50 = 10,125.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,291.51x = 23,862.50 × 10,125.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,291.51x = 241,628,956.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 241,628,956.13/17,291.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,973.85

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.