Home / 42,413.40-63,600.90-16,109.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,413.40, 63,600.90 and 16,109.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,413.40, 63,600.90 and 16,109.40 is: 24,156.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,413.40 : 63,600.90 = 16,109.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,413.40/63,600.90 = 16,109.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,413.40x = 63,600.90 × 16,109.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,413.40x = 1,024,572,338.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,024,572,338.46/42,413.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,156.81

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.