Home / 15,892.49-23,839.87-4,205.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,892.49, 23,839.87 and 4,205.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,892.49, 23,839.87 and 4,205.57 is: 6,308.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,892.49 : 23,839.87 = 4,205.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,892.49/23,839.87 = 4,205.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,892.49x = 23,839.87 × 4,205.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,892.49x = 100,260,101.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,260,101.85/15,892.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,308.65

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.