Home / 16,037.75-24,050.46-5,505.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,037.75, 24,050.46 and 5,505.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,037.75, 24,050.46 and 5,505.81 is: 8,256.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,037.75 : 24,050.46 = 5,505.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,037.75/24,050.46 = 5,505.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,037.75x = 24,050.46 × 5,505.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,037.75x = 132,417,263.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 132,417,263.17/16,037.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,256.60

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.