Home / 70,783.74-97,673.45-40,560.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,783.74, 97,673.45 and 40,560.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,783.74, 97,673.45 and 40,560.75 is: 55,969.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,783.74 : 97,673.45 = 40,560.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,783.74/97,673.45 = 40,560.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,783.74x = 97,673.45 × 40,560.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,783.74x = 3,961,708,184.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,961,708,184.28/70,783.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,969.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.