Home / 51,693.02-77,551.88-16,632.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 51,693.02, 77,551.88 and 16,632.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 51,693.02, 77,551.88 and 16,632.57 is: 24,952.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,693.02 : 77,551.88 = 16,632.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,693.02/77,551.88 = 16,632.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,693.02x = 77,551.88 × 16,632.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,693.02x = 1,289,886,989.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,289,886,989.57/51,693.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,952.83

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.