Home / 69,608.12-96,022.92-42,756.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,608.12, 96,022.92 and 42,756.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,608.12, 96,022.92 and 42,756.68 is: 58,981.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,608.12 : 96,022.92 = 42,756.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,608.12/96,022.92 = 42,756.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,608.12x = 96,022.92 × 42,756.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,608.12x = 4,105,621,263.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,105,621,263.11/69,608.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,981.93

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.