Home / 67,247.52-100,887.50-20,497.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,247.52, 100,887.50 and 20,497.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,247.52, 100,887.50 and 20,497.56 is: 30,751.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,247.52 : 100,887.50 = 20,497.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,247.52/100,887.50 = 20,497.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,247.52x = 100,887.50 × 20,497.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,247.52x = 2,067,947,584.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,067,947,584.50/67,247.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,751.28

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.