Home / 73,085.24-100,855.50-41,257.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,085.24, 100,855.50 and 41,257.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,085.24, 100,855.50 and 41,257.10 is: 56,933.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,085.24 : 100,855.50 = 41,257.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,085.24/100,855.50 = 41,257.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,085.24x = 100,855.50 × 41,257.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,085.24x = 4,161,005,449.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,161,005,449.05/73,085.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,933.59

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.