Home / 70,090.96-96,725.03-38,259.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,090.96, 96,725.03 and 38,259.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,090.96, 96,725.03 and 38,259.86 is: 52,798.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,090.96 : 96,725.03 = 38,259.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,090.96/96,725.03 = 38,259.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,090.96x = 96,725.03 × 38,259.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,090.96x = 3,700,685,755.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,700,685,755.70/70,090.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,798.33

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.