Home / 17,313.12-25,970.94-6,219.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,313.12, 25,970.94 and 6,219.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,313.12, 25,970.94 and 6,219.90 is: 9,330.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,313.12 : 25,970.94 = 6,219.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,313.12/25,970.94 = 6,219.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,313.12x = 25,970.94 × 6,219.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,313.12x = 161,536,649.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 161,536,649.71/17,313.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,330.30

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.