Home / 17,884.35-24,681.02-9,818.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,884.35, 24,681.02 and 9,818.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,884.35, 24,681.02 and 9,818.60 is: 13,550.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,884.35 : 24,681.02 = 9,818.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,884.35/24,681.02 = 9,818.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,884.35x = 24,681.02 × 9,818.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,884.35x = 242,332,890.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 242,332,890.47/17,884.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,550.00

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.