Home / 56,576.28-84,868.80-17,136.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,576.28, 84,868.80 and 17,136.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,576.28, 84,868.80 and 17,136.60 is: 25,706.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,576.28 : 84,868.80 = 17,136.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,576.28/84,868.80 = 17,136.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,576.28x = 84,868.80 × 17,136.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,576.28x = 1,454,362,678.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,454,362,678.08/56,576.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,706.23

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.