Home / 21,740.49-30,000.42-12,178.71

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 21,740.49, 30,000.42 and 12,178.71

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 21,740.49, 30,000.42 and 12,178.71 is: 16,805.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,740.49 : 30,000.42 = 12,178.71 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,740.49/30,000.42 = 12,178.71/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,740.49x = 30,000.42 × 12,178.71
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,740.49x = 365,366,415.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 365,366,415.06/21,740.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,805.80

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.