Home / 46,684.17-69,960.65-20,333.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 46,684.17, 69,960.65 and 20,333.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 46,684.17, 69,960.65 and 20,333.66 is: 30,471.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,684.17 : 69,960.65 = 20,333.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,684.17/69,960.65 = 20,333.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,684.17x = 69,960.65 × 20,333.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,684.17x = 1,422,555,619.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,422,555,619.01/46,684.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,471.91

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.