Home / 30,925.45-42,677.12-17,496.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 30,925.45, 42,677.12 and 17,496.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 30,925.45, 42,677.12 and 17,496.41 is: 24,145.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,925.45 : 42,677.12 = 17,496.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,925.45/42,677.12 = 17,496.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,925.45x = 42,677.12 × 17,496.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,925.45x = 746,696,301.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 746,696,301.66/30,925.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,145.05

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.