Home / 73,018.98-100,764.01-40,754.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,018.98, 100,764.01 and 40,754.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,018.98, 100,764.01 and 40,754.52 is: 56,240.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,018.98 : 100,764.01 = 40,754.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,018.98/100,764.01 = 40,754.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,018.98x = 100,764.01 × 40,754.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,018.98x = 4,106,588,860.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,106,588,860.83/73,018.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,240.02

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.