Home / 71,913.80-107,853.42-36,835.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,913.80, 107,853.42 and 36,835.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,913.80, 107,853.42 and 36,835.40 is: 55,244.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,913.80 : 107,853.42 = 36,835.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,913.80/107,853.42 = 36,835.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,913.80x = 107,853.42 × 36,835.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,913.80x = 3,972,823,867.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,972,823,867.07/71,913.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,244.25

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.