Home / 70,939.54-97,896.57-40,726.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 70,939.54, 97,896.57 and 40,726.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 70,939.54, 97,896.57 and 40,726.82 is: 56,203.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    70,939.54 : 97,896.57 = 40,726.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    70,939.54/97,896.57 = 40,726.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    70,939.54x = 97,896.57 × 40,726.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    70,939.54x = 3,987,015,985.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,987,015,985.01/70,939.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,203.01

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.