Home / 64,400.20-96,599.19-17,653.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 64,400.20, 96,599.19 and 17,653.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 64,400.20, 96,599.19 and 17,653.07 is: 26,479.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,400.20 : 96,599.19 = 17,653.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,400.20/96,599.19 = 17,653.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,400.20x = 96,599.19 × 17,653.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,400.20x = 1,705,272,263.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,705,272,263.01/64,400.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,479.30

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.