Home / 68,815.20-103,125.60-42,441.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,815.20, 103,125.60 and 42,441.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,815.20, 103,125.60 and 42,441.60 is: 63,602.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,815.20 : 103,125.60 = 42,441.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,815.20/103,125.60 = 42,441.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,815.20x = 103,125.60 × 42,441.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,815.20x = 4,376,815,464.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,376,815,464.96/68,815.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,602.45

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.