Home / 67,935.48-101,865.84-36,382.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,935.48, 101,865.84 and 36,382.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,935.48, 101,865.84 and 36,382.53 is: 54,553.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,935.48 : 101,865.84 = 36,382.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,935.48/101,865.84 = 36,382.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,935.48x = 101,865.84 × 36,382.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,935.48x = 3,706,136,979.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,706,136,979.78/67,935.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,553.78

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.