Home / 70,500.75-105,751.13-21,252.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,500.75, 105,751.13 and 21,252.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,500.75, 105,751.13 and 21,252.75 is: 31,879.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,500.75 : 105,751.13 = 21,252.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,500.75/105,751.13 = 21,252.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,500.75x = 105,751.13 × 21,252.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,500.75x = 2,247,502,221.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,247,502,221.84/70,500.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,879.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.