Home / 73,079.09-100,849.12-39,545.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,079.09, 100,849.12 and 39,545.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,079.09, 100,849.12 and 39,545.09 is: 54,572.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,079.09 : 100,849.12 = 39,545.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,079.09/100,849.12 = 39,545.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,079.09x = 100,849.12 × 39,545.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,079.09x = 3,988,086,923.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,988,086,923.71/73,079.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,572.21

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.