Home / 73,243.42-109,791.06-28,852.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,243.42, 109,791.06 and 28,852.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,243.42, 109,791.06 and 28,852.90 is: 43,250.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,243.42 : 109,791.06 = 28,852.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,243.42/109,791.06 = 28,852.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,243.42x = 109,791.06 × 28,852.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,243.42x = 3,167,790,475.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,167,790,475.07/73,243.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,250.17

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.