Home / 16,610.58-24,915.60-7,851.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,610.58, 24,915.60 and 7,851.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,610.58, 24,915.60 and 7,851.78 is: 11,777.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,610.58 : 24,915.60 = 7,851.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,610.58/24,915.60 = 7,851.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,610.58x = 24,915.60 × 7,851.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,610.58x = 195,631,809.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 195,631,809.77/16,610.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,777.54

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.