Home / 69,949.29-96,529.84-38,118.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 69,949.29, 96,529.84 and 38,118.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 69,949.29, 96,529.84 and 38,118.13 is: 52,602.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,949.29 : 96,529.84 = 38,118.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,949.29/96,529.84 = 38,118.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,949.29x = 96,529.84 × 38,118.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,949.29x = 3,679,536,990.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,679,536,990.00/69,949.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,602.92

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.