Home / 68,938.02-95,127.75-38,716.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,938.02, 95,127.75 and 38,716.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,938.02, 95,127.75 and 38,716.47 is: 53,424.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,938.02 : 95,127.75 = 38,716.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,938.02/95,127.75 = 38,716.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,938.02x = 95,127.75 × 38,716.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,938.02x = 3,683,010,679.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,683,010,679.04/68,938.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,424.96

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.