Home / 69,530.58-104,294.79-27,976.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,530.58, 104,294.79 and 27,976.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,530.58, 104,294.79 and 27,976.50 is: 41,964.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,530.58 : 104,294.79 = 27,976.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,530.58/104,294.79 = 27,976.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,530.58x = 104,294.79 × 27,976.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,530.58x = 2,917,803,192.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,917,803,192.44/69,530.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,964.32

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.