Home / 16,352.26-24,526.56-4,665.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,352.26, 24,526.56 and 4,665.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,352.26, 24,526.56 and 4,665.18 is: 6,997.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,352.26 : 24,526.56 = 4,665.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,352.26/24,526.56 = 4,665.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,352.26x = 24,526.56 × 4,665.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,352.26x = 114,420,817.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 114,420,817.18/16,352.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,997.25

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.