Home / 17,764.92-24,513.50-10,595.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,764.92, 24,513.50 and 10,595.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,764.92, 24,513.50 and 10,595.23 is: 14,620.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,764.92 : 24,513.50 = 10,595.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,764.92/24,513.50 = 10,595.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,764.92x = 24,513.50 × 10,595.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,764.92x = 259,726,048.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 259,726,048.04/17,764.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,620.16

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.