Home / 73,132.60-109,698.90-41,942.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,132.60, 109,698.90 and 41,942.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,132.60, 109,698.90 and 41,942.20 is: 62,913.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,132.60 : 109,698.90 = 41,942.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,132.60/109,698.90 = 41,942.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,132.60x = 109,698.90 × 41,942.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,132.60x = 4,601,013,203.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,601,013,203.58/73,132.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,913.30

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.