Home / 70,832.36-106,234.56-35,257.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,832.36, 106,234.56 and 35,257.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,832.36, 106,234.56 and 35,257.16 is: 52,878.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,832.36 : 106,234.56 = 35,257.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,832.36/106,234.56 = 35,257.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,832.36x = 106,234.56 × 35,257.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,832.36x = 3,745,528,348.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,745,528,348.28/70,832.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,878.78

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.