Home / 17,818.44-24,589.36-9,860.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,818.44, 24,589.36 and 9,860.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,818.44, 24,589.36 and 9,860.20 is: 13,607.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,818.44 : 24,589.36 = 9,860.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,818.44/24,589.36 = 9,860.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,818.44x = 24,589.36 × 9,860.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,818.44x = 242,456,007.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 242,456,007.47/17,818.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,607.03

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.