Home / 67,737.58-93,523.52-42,282.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,737.58, 93,523.52 and 42,282.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,737.58, 93,523.52 and 42,282.72 is: 58,378.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,737.58 : 93,523.52 = 42,282.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,737.58/93,523.52 = 42,282.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,737.58x = 93,523.52 × 42,282.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,737.58x = 3,954,428,809.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,954,428,809.57/67,737.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,378.65

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.