Home / 16,374.40-24,565.20-5,279.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,374.40, 24,565.20 and 5,279.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,374.40, 24,565.20 and 5,279.20 is: 7,919.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,374.40 : 24,565.20 = 5,279.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,374.40/24,565.20 = 5,279.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,374.40x = 24,565.20 × 5,279.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,374.40x = 129,684,603.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,684,603.84/16,374.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,919.96

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.