Home / 68,906.50-103,384.35-33,870.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,906.50, 103,384.35 and 33,870.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,906.50, 103,384.35 and 33,870.76 is: 50,818.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,906.50 : 103,384.35 = 33,870.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,906.50/103,384.35 = 33,870.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,906.50x = 103,384.35 × 33,870.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,906.50x = 3,501,706,506.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,501,706,506.61/68,906.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,818.23

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.