Home / 16,583.70-24,818.85-10,014.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,583.70, 24,818.85 and 10,014.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,583.70, 24,818.85 and 10,014.60 is: 14,987.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,583.70 : 24,818.85 = 10,014.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,583.70/24,818.85 = 10,014.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,583.70x = 24,818.85 × 10,014.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,583.70x = 248,550,855.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 248,550,855.21/16,583.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,987.66

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.