Home / 73,094.36-100,870.18-39,560.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,094.36, 100,870.18 and 39,560.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,094.36, 100,870.18 and 39,560.36 is: 54,593.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,094.36 : 100,870.18 = 39,560.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,094.36/100,870.18 = 39,560.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,094.36x = 100,870.18 × 39,560.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,094.36x = 3,990,459,931.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,990,459,931.91/73,094.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,593.27

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.