Home / 68,990.86-103,617.60-42,878.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,990.86, 103,617.60 and 42,878.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,990.86, 103,617.60 and 42,878.08 is: 64,398.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,990.86 : 103,617.60 = 42,878.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,990.86/103,617.60 = 42,878.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,990.86x = 103,617.60 × 42,878.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,990.86x = 4,442,923,742.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,442,923,742.21/68,990.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,398.73

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.