Home / 16,695.40-25,035.80-5,006.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,695.40, 25,035.80 and 5,006.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,695.40, 25,035.80 and 5,006.28 is: 7,507.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,695.40 : 25,035.80 = 5,006.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,695.40/25,035.80 = 5,006.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,695.40x = 25,035.80 × 5,006.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,695.40x = 125,336,224.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,336,224.82/16,695.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,507.23

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.