Home / 17,839.44-24,618.47-9,881.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,839.44, 24,618.47 and 9,881.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,839.44, 24,618.47 and 9,881.51 is: 13,636.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,839.44 : 24,618.47 = 9,881.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,839.44/24,618.47 = 9,881.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,839.44x = 24,618.47 × 9,881.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,839.44x = 243,267,484.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 243,267,484.99/17,839.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,636.50

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.