Home / 72,339.04-108,509.76-25,559.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,339.04, 108,509.76 and 25,559.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,339.04, 108,509.76 and 25,559.20 is: 38,339.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,339.04 : 108,509.76 = 25,559.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,339.04/108,509.76 = 25,559.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,339.04x = 108,509.76 × 25,559.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,339.04x = 2,773,422,657.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,773,422,657.79/72,339.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,339.22

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.