Home / 69,041.60-103,485.60-37,899.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,041.60, 103,485.60 and 37,899.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,041.60, 103,485.60 and 37,899.20 is: 56,806.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,041.60 : 103,485.60 = 37,899.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,041.60/103,485.60 = 37,899.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,041.60x = 103,485.60 × 37,899.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,041.60x = 3,922,021,451.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,922,021,451.52/69,041.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,806.64

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.