Home / 71,123.20-106,587.60-47,363.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,123.20, 106,587.60 and 47,363.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,123.20, 106,587.60 and 47,363.20 is: 70,980.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,123.20 : 106,587.60 = 47,363.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,123.20/106,587.60 = 47,363.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,123.20x = 106,587.60 × 47,363.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,123.20x = 5,048,329,816.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,048,329,816.32/71,123.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,980.07

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.