Home / 72,919.50-100,628.99-39,385.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,919.50, 100,628.99 and 39,385.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,919.50, 100,628.99 and 39,385.50 is: 54,352.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,919.50 : 100,628.99 = 39,385.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,919.50/100,628.99 = 39,385.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,919.50x = 100,628.99 × 39,385.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,919.50x = 3,963,322,888.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,963,322,888.72/72,919.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,352.03

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.