Home / 70,501.60-105,867.60-47,231.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,501.60, 105,867.60 and 47,231.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,501.60, 105,867.60 and 47,231.20 is: 70,923.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,501.60 : 105,867.60 = 47,231.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,501.60/105,867.60 = 47,231.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,501.60x = 105,867.60 × 47,231.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,501.60x = 5,000,253,789.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,000,253,789.12/70,501.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,923.98

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.