Home / 72,943.20-109,414.80-20,352.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,943.20, 109,414.80 and 20,352.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,943.20, 109,414.80 and 20,352.60 is: 30,528.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,943.20 : 109,414.80 = 20,352.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,943.20/109,414.80 = 20,352.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,943.20x = 109,414.80 × 20,352.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,943.20x = 2,226,875,658.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,226,875,658.48/72,943.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,528.90

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.