Home / 68,927.02-95,116.88-42,114.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,927.02, 95,116.88 and 42,114.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,927.02, 95,116.88 and 42,114.40 is: 58,116.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,927.02 : 95,116.88 = 42,114.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,927.02/95,116.88 = 42,114.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,927.02x = 95,116.88 × 42,114.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,927.02x = 4,005,790,331.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,005,790,331.07/68,927.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,116.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.