Home / 67,989.68-101,949.48-30,517.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 67,989.68, 101,949.48 and 30,517.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 67,989.68, 101,949.48 and 30,517.64 is: 45,760.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,989.68 : 101,949.48 = 30,517.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,989.68/101,949.48 = 30,517.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,989.68x = 101,949.48 × 30,517.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,989.68x = 3,111,257,528.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,111,257,528.83/67,989.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,760.73

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.