Home / 34,092.36-51,146.59-10,718.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 34,092.36, 51,146.59 and 10,718.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 34,092.36, 51,146.59 and 10,718.80 is: 16,080.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,092.36 : 51,146.59 = 10,718.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,092.36/51,146.59 = 10,718.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,092.36x = 51,146.59 × 10,718.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,092.36x = 548,230,146.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 548,230,146.22/34,092.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,080.73

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.