Home / 17,844.60-24,627.73-10,290.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,844.60, 24,627.73 and 10,290.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,844.60, 24,627.73 and 10,290.93 is: 14,202.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,844.60 : 24,627.73 = 10,290.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,844.60/24,627.73 = 10,290.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,844.60x = 24,627.73 × 10,290.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,844.60x = 253,442,224.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 253,442,224.75/17,844.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,202.74

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.