Home / 72,569.47-108,752.13-57,712.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,569.47, 108,752.13 and 57,712.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,569.47, 108,752.13 and 57,712.45 is: 86,487.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,569.47 : 108,752.13 = 57,712.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,569.47/108,752.13 = 57,712.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,569.47x = 108,752.13 × 57,712.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,569.47x = 6,276,351,865.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,276,351,865.02/72,569.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,487.50

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.