Home / 56,596.92-84,895.80-17,157.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,596.92, 84,895.80 and 17,157.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,596.92, 84,895.80 and 17,157.12 is: 25,735.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,596.92 : 84,895.80 = 17,157.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,596.92/84,895.80 = 17,157.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,596.92x = 84,895.80 × 17,157.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,596.92x = 1,456,567,428.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,456,567,428.10/56,596.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,735.81

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.