Home / 60,873.54-84,008.73-34,016.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60,873.54, 84,008.73 and 34,016.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60,873.54, 84,008.73 and 34,016.70 is: 46,944.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,873.54 : 84,008.73 = 34,016.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,873.54/84,008.73 = 34,016.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,873.54x = 84,008.73 × 34,016.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,873.54x = 2,857,699,765.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,857,699,765.79/60,873.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,944.86

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.