Home / 63,608.16-95,414.40-16,865.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 63,608.16, 95,414.40 and 16,865.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 63,608.16, 95,414.40 and 16,865.76 is: 25,299.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,608.16 : 95,414.40 = 16,865.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,608.16/95,414.40 = 16,865.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,608.16x = 95,414.40 × 16,865.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,608.16x = 1,609,236,370.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,609,236,370.94/63,608.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,299.21

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.