Home / 17,425.04-24,047.15-10,712.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,425.04, 24,047.15 and 10,712.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,425.04, 24,047.15 and 10,712.93 is: 14,784.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,425.04 : 24,047.15 = 10,712.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,425.04/24,047.15 = 10,712.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,425.04x = 24,047.15 × 10,712.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,425.04x = 257,615,260.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 257,615,260.85/17,425.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,784.20

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.