Home / 73,116.41-109,675.55-25,732.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,116.41, 109,675.55 and 25,732.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,116.41, 109,675.55 and 25,732.96 is: 38,599.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,116.41 : 109,675.55 = 25,732.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,116.41/109,675.55 = 25,732.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,116.41x = 109,675.55 × 25,732.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,116.41x = 2,822,276,331.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,822,276,331.27/73,116.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,599.77

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.