Home / 16,000.70-23,980.80-6,126.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,000.70, 23,980.80 and 6,126.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,000.70, 23,980.80 and 6,126.80 is: 9,182.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,000.70 : 23,980.80 = 6,126.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,000.70/23,980.80 = 6,126.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,000.70x = 23,980.80 × 6,126.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,000.70x = 146,925,565.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 146,925,565.44/16,000.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,182.45

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.