Home / 67,236.12-100,718.28-33,909.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,236.12, 100,718.28 and 33,909.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,236.12, 100,718.28 and 33,909.84 is: 50,796.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,236.12 : 100,718.28 = 33,909.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,236.12/100,718.28 = 33,909.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,236.12x = 100,718.28 × 33,909.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,236.12x = 3,415,340,759.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,415,340,759.88/67,236.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,796.22

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.