Home / 47,067.24-70,545.18-20,716.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 47,067.24, 70,545.18 and 20,716.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 47,067.24, 70,545.18 and 20,716.92 is: 31,050.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,067.24 : 70,545.18 = 20,716.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,067.24/70,545.18 = 20,716.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,067.24x = 70,545.18 × 20,716.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,067.24x = 1,461,478,850.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,461,478,850.45/47,067.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,050.87

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.