Home / 69,724.47-96,220.37-37,893.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,724.47, 96,220.37 and 37,893.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,724.47, 96,220.37 and 37,893.38 is: 52,293.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,724.47 : 96,220.37 = 37,893.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,724.47/96,220.37 = 37,893.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,724.47x = 96,220.37 × 37,893.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,724.47x = 3,646,115,044.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,646,115,044.15/69,724.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,293.19

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.