Home / 73,085.09-100,850.13-41,247.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,085.09, 100,850.13 and 41,247.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,085.09, 100,850.13 and 41,247.83 is: 56,917.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,085.09 : 100,850.13 = 41,247.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,085.09/100,850.13 = 41,247.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,085.09x = 100,850.13 × 41,247.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,085.09x = 4,159,849,269.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,159,849,269.84/73,085.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,917.90

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.