Home / 42,793.80-64,137.22-20,601.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 42,793.80, 64,137.22 and 20,601.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 42,793.80, 64,137.22 and 20,601.24 is: 30,876.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,793.80 : 64,137.22 = 20,601.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,793.80/64,137.22 = 20,601.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,793.80x = 64,137.22 × 20,601.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,793.80x = 1,321,306,262.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,321,306,262.15/42,793.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,876.11

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.