Home / 67,452.13-101,178.50-17,528.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,452.13, 101,178.50 and 17,528.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,452.13, 101,178.50 and 17,528.69 is: 26,293.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,452.13 : 101,178.50 = 17,528.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,452.13/101,178.50 = 17,528.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,452.13x = 101,178.50 × 17,528.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,452.13x = 1,773,526,473.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,773,526,473.52/67,452.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,293.11

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.