Home / 17,918.23-24,727.29-9,852.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 17,918.23, 24,727.29 and 9,852.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 17,918.23, 24,727.29 and 9,852.03 is: 13,595.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,918.23 : 24,727.29 = 9,852.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,918.23/24,727.29 = 9,852.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,918.23x = 24,727.29 × 9,852.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,918.23x = 243,614,002.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 243,614,002.90/17,918.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,595.87

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.