Home / 67,637.20-101,470.20-20,894.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,637.20, 101,470.20 and 20,894.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,637.20, 101,470.20 and 20,894.80 is: 31,346.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,637.20 : 101,470.20 = 20,894.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,637.20/101,470.20 = 20,894.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,637.20x = 101,470.20 × 20,894.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,637.20x = 2,120,199,534.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,120,199,534.96/67,637.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,346.65

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.