Home / 56,096.24-84,143.70-16,116.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,096.24, 84,143.70 and 16,116.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,096.24, 84,143.70 and 16,116.20 is: 24,174.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,096.24 : 84,143.70 = 16,116.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,096.24/84,143.70 = 16,116.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,096.24x = 84,143.70 × 16,116.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,096.24x = 1,356,076,277.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,356,076,277.22/56,096.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,174.11

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.