Home / 16,532.38-24,798.56-4,220.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,532.38, 24,798.56 and 4,220.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,532.38, 24,798.56 and 4,220.38 is: 6,330.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,532.38 : 24,798.56 = 4,220.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,532.38/24,798.56 = 4,220.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,532.38x = 24,798.56 × 4,220.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,532.38x = 104,659,346.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 104,659,346.65/16,532.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,330.57

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.