Home / 17,353.25-23,947.37-9,395.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,353.25, 23,947.37 and 9,395.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,353.25, 23,947.37 and 9,395.45 is: 12,965.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,353.25 : 23,947.37 = 9,395.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,353.25/23,947.37 = 9,395.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,353.25x = 23,947.37 × 9,395.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,353.25x = 224,996,185.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 224,996,185.99/17,353.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,965.65

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.