Home / 73,104.80-109,657.20-31,551.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,104.80, 109,657.20 and 31,551.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,104.80, 109,657.20 and 31,551.80 is: 47,327.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,104.80 : 109,657.20 = 31,551.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,104.80/109,657.20 = 31,551.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,104.80x = 109,657.20 × 31,551.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,104.80x = 3,459,882,042.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,459,882,042.96/73,104.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,327.70

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.