Home / 56,094.74-84,141.45-16,114.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,094.74, 84,141.45 and 16,114.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,094.74, 84,141.45 and 16,114.70 is: 24,171.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,094.74 : 84,141.45 = 16,114.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,094.74/84,141.45 = 16,114.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,094.74x = 84,141.45 × 16,114.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,094.74x = 1,355,913,803.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,355,913,803.61/56,094.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,171.86

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.