Home / 67,038.11-100,556.60-27,056.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,038.11, 100,556.60 and 27,056.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,038.11, 100,556.60 and 27,056.48 is: 40,584.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,038.11 : 100,556.60 = 27,056.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,038.11/100,556.60 = 27,056.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,038.11x = 100,556.60 × 27,056.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,038.11x = 2,720,707,636.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,720,707,636.77/67,038.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,584.49

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.