Home / 63,516.34-95,267.16-16,772.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,516.34, 95,267.16 and 16,772.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,516.34, 95,267.16 and 16,772.86 is: 25,157.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,516.34 : 95,267.16 = 16,772.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,516.34/95,267.16 = 16,772.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,516.34x = 95,267.16 × 16,772.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,516.34x = 1,597,902,737.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,597,902,737.28/63,516.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,157.35

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.