Home / 69,830.38-96,367.95-38,001.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,830.38, 96,367.95 and 38,001.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,830.38, 96,367.95 and 38,001.33 is: 52,442.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,830.38 : 96,367.95 = 38,001.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,830.38/96,367.95 = 38,001.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,830.38x = 96,367.95 × 38,001.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,830.38x = 3,662,110,269.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,662,110,269.37/69,830.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,442.94

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.