Home / 67,457.40-101,186.10-20,704.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,457.40, 101,186.10 and 20,704.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,457.40, 101,186.10 and 20,704.20 is: 31,056.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,457.40 : 101,186.10 = 20,704.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,457.40/101,186.10 = 20,704.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,457.40x = 101,186.10 × 20,704.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,457.40x = 2,094,977,251.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,094,977,251.62/67,457.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,056.30

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.