Home / 72,672.60-109,025.10-28,295.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,672.60, 109,025.10 and 28,295.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,672.60, 109,025.10 and 28,295.40 is: 42,449.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,672.60 : 109,025.10 = 28,295.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,672.60/109,025.10 = 28,295.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,672.60x = 109,025.10 × 28,295.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,672.60x = 3,084,908,814.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,084,908,814.54/72,672.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,449.41

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.