Home / 68,655.60-103,048.20-42,411.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,655.60, 103,048.20 and 42,411.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,655.60, 103,048.20 and 42,411.60 is: 63,657.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,655.60 : 103,048.20 = 42,411.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,655.60/103,048.20 = 42,411.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,655.60x = 103,048.20 × 42,411.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,655.60x = 4,370,439,039.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,370,439,039.12/68,655.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,657.43

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.