Home / 60,468.12-90,601.74-21,003.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,468.12, 90,601.74 and 21,003.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,468.12, 90,601.74 and 21,003.84 is: 31,470.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,468.12 : 90,601.74 = 21,003.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,468.12/90,601.74 = 21,003.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,468.12x = 90,601.74 × 21,003.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,468.12x = 1,902,984,450.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,902,984,450.68/60,468.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,470.87

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.