Home / 16,613.80-24,928.80-8,822.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,613.80, 24,928.80 and 8,822.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,613.80, 24,928.80 and 8,822.50 is: 13,238.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,613.80 : 24,928.80 = 8,822.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,613.80/24,928.80 = 8,822.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,613.80x = 24,928.80 × 8,822.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,613.80x = 219,934,338
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 219,934,338/16,613.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,238.05

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.