Home / 56,141.13-84,215.34-16,694.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,141.13, 84,215.34 and 16,694.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,141.13, 84,215.34 and 16,694.94 is: 25,043.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,141.13 : 84,215.34 = 16,694.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,141.13/84,215.34 = 16,694.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,141.13x = 84,215.34 × 16,694.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,141.13x = 1,405,970,048.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,405,970,048.38/56,141.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,043.49

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.