Home / 56,236.40-84,343.80-16,794.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,236.40, 84,343.80 and 16,794.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,236.40, 84,343.80 and 16,794.80 is: 25,188.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,236.40 : 84,343.80 = 16,794.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,236.40/84,343.80 = 16,794.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,236.40x = 84,343.80 × 16,794.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,236.40x = 1,416,537,252.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,416,537,252.24/56,236.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,188.97

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.