Home / 67,595.31-101,403.90-20,837.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,595.31, 101,403.90 and 20,837.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,595.31, 101,403.90 and 20,837.25 is: 31,259.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,595.31 : 101,403.90 = 20,837.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,595.31/101,403.90 = 20,837.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,595.31x = 101,403.90 × 20,837.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,595.31x = 2,112,978,415.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,112,978,415.28/67,595.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,259.25

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.