Home / 15,816.60-23,736.57-7,496.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,816.60, 23,736.57 and 7,496.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,816.60, 23,736.57 and 7,496.58 is: 11,250.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,816.60 : 23,736.57 = 7,496.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,816.60/23,736.57 = 7,496.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,816.60x = 23,736.57 × 7,496.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,816.60x = 177,943,095.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 177,943,095.93/15,816.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,250.40

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.