Home / 41,683.37-62,500.55-16,735.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 41,683.37, 62,500.55 and 16,735.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 41,683.37, 62,500.55 and 16,735.23 is: 25,093.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,683.37 : 62,500.55 = 16,735.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,683.37/62,500.55 = 16,735.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,683.37x = 62,500.55 × 16,735.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,683.37x = 1,045,960,995.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,045,960,995.70/41,683.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,093.01

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.