Home / 16,500.48-24,750.96-5,408.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,500.48, 24,750.96 and 5,408.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,500.48, 24,750.96 and 5,408.32 is: 8,112.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,500.48 : 24,750.96 = 5,408.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,500.48/24,750.96 = 5,408.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,500.48x = 24,750.96 × 5,408.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,500.48x = 133,861,111.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 133,861,111.99/16,500.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,112.56

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.