Home / 67,071.57-100,610.43-47,437.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,071.57, 100,610.43 and 47,437.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,071.57, 100,610.43 and 47,437.78 is: 71,158.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,071.57 : 100,610.43 = 47,437.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,071.57/100,610.43 = 47,437.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,071.57x = 100,610.43 × 47,437.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,071.57x = 4,772,735,053.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,772,735,053.72/67,071.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,158.84

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.