Home / 67,843.98-101,745.24-46,918.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,843.98, 101,745.24 and 46,918.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,843.98, 101,745.24 and 46,918.50 is: 70,363.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,843.98 : 101,745.24 = 46,918.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,843.98/101,745.24 = 46,918.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,843.98x = 101,745.24 × 46,918.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,843.98x = 4,773,734,042.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,773,734,042.94/67,843.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,363.41

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.