Home / 16,326.60-24,489.44-4,639.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,326.60, 24,489.44 and 4,639.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,326.60, 24,489.44 and 4,639.80 is: 6,959.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,326.60 : 24,489.44 = 4,639.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,326.60/24,489.44 = 4,639.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,326.60x = 24,489.44 × 4,639.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,326.60x = 113,626,103.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 113,626,103.71/16,326.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,959.57

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.