Home / 69,612.28-104,418.42-17,021.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,612.28, 104,418.42 and 17,021.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,612.28, 104,418.42 and 17,021.14 is: 25,531.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,612.28 : 104,418.42 = 17,021.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,612.28/104,418.42 = 17,021.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,612.28x = 104,418.42 × 17,021.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,612.28x = 1,777,320,545.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,777,320,545.40/69,612.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,531.71

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.