Home / 64,930.86-97,404.51-20,541.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 64,930.86, 97,404.51 and 20,541.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 64,930.86, 97,404.51 and 20,541.57 is: 30,814.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,930.86 : 97,404.51 = 20,541.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,930.86/97,404.51 = 20,541.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,930.86x = 97,404.51 × 20,541.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,930.86x = 2,000,841,560.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,000,841,560.48/64,930.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,814.96

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.