Home / 68,993.37-103,490.73-37,811.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 68,993.37, 103,490.73 and 37,811.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 68,993.37, 103,490.73 and 37,811.61 is: 56,717.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,993.37 : 103,490.73 = 37,811.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,993.37/103,490.73 = 37,811.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,993.37x = 103,490.73 × 37,811.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,993.37x = 3,913,151,121.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,913,151,121.38/68,993.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,717.78

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.