Home / 16,200.09-24,300.09-5,107.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,200.09, 24,300.09 and 5,107.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,200.09, 24,300.09 and 5,107.77 is: 7,661.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,200.09 : 24,300.09 = 5,107.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,200.09/24,300.09 = 5,107.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,200.09x = 24,300.09 × 5,107.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,200.09x = 124,119,270.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,119,270.70/16,200.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,661.64

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.