Home / 72,953.33-100,672.61-41,128.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,953.33, 100,672.61 and 41,128.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,953.33, 100,672.61 and 41,128.83 is: 56,756.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,953.33 : 100,672.61 = 41,128.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,953.33/100,672.61 = 41,128.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,953.33x = 100,672.61 × 41,128.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,953.33x = 4,140,546,456.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,140,546,456.70/72,953.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,756.10

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.