Home / 16,981.40-25,472.10-5,884.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 16,981.40, 25,472.10 and 5,884.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 16,981.40, 25,472.10 and 5,884.40 is: 8,826.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,981.40 : 25,472.10 = 5,884.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,981.40/25,472.10 = 5,884.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,981.40x = 25,472.10 × 5,884.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,981.40x = 149,888,025.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 149,888,025.24/16,981.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,826.60

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.