Home / 46,653.25-69,979.60-17,073.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,653.25, 69,979.60 and 17,073.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,653.25, 69,979.60 and 17,073.13 is: 25,609.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,653.25 : 69,979.60 = 17,073.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,653.25/69,979.60 = 17,073.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,653.25x = 69,979.60 × 17,073.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,653.25x = 1,194,770,808.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,194,770,808.15/46,653.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,609.59

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.