Home / 15,896.09-23,852.34-6,543.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 15,896.09, 23,852.34 and 6,543.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 15,896.09, 23,852.34 and 6,543.02 is: 9,817.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,896.09 : 23,852.34 = 6,543.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,896.09/23,852.34 = 6,543.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,896.09x = 23,852.34 × 6,543.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,896.09x = 156,066,397.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 156,066,397.30/15,896.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,817.91

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.