Home / 22,928.20-34,392.30-17,096.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 22,928.20, 34,392.30 and 17,096.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 22,928.20, 34,392.30 and 17,096.20 is: 25,644.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,928.20 : 34,392.30 = 17,096.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,928.20/34,392.30 = 17,096.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,928.20x = 34,392.30 × 17,096.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,928.20x = 587,977,639.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 587,977,639.26/22,928.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,644.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.