Home / 16,500.27-24,751.62-4,813.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,500.27, 24,751.62 and 4,813.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,500.27, 24,751.62 and 4,813.80 is: 7,221.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,500.27 : 24,751.62 = 4,813.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,500.27/24,751.62 = 4,813.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,500.27x = 24,751.62 × 4,813.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,500.27x = 119,149,348.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,149,348.36/16,500.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,221.05

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.