Home / 16,916.04-25,378.92-5,230.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,916.04, 25,378.92 and 5,230.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,916.04, 25,378.92 and 5,230.17 is: 7,846.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,916.04 : 25,378.92 = 5,230.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,916.04/25,378.92 = 5,230.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,916.04x = 25,378.92 × 5,230.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,916.04x = 132,736,066.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 132,736,066.02/16,916.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,846.76

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.