Home / 16,563.82-24,845.73-4,877.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,563.82, 24,845.73 and 4,877.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,563.82, 24,845.73 and 4,877.04 is: 7,315.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,563.82 : 24,845.73 = 4,877.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,563.82/24,845.73 = 4,877.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,563.82x = 24,845.73 × 4,877.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,563.82x = 121,173,619.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,173,619.04/16,563.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,315.56

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.