Home / 16,450.14-24,671.65-5,206.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,450.14, 24,671.65 and 5,206.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,450.14, 24,671.65 and 5,206.36 is: 7,808.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,450.14 : 24,671.65 = 5,206.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,450.14/24,671.65 = 5,206.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,450.14x = 24,671.65 × 5,206.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,450.14x = 128,449,491.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 128,449,491.69/16,450.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,808.41

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.