Home / 267,104.40-400,655.09-67,423.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 267,104.40, 400,655.09 and 67,423.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 267,104.40, 400,655.09 and 67,423.97 is: 101,135.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    267,104.40 : 400,655.09 = 67,423.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    267,104.40/400,655.09 = 67,423.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    267,104.40x = 400,655.09 × 67,423.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    267,104.40x = 27,013,756,768.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,013,756,768.51/267,104.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,135.57

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.