Home / 73,315.50-109,951.30-38,236.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,315.50, 109,951.30 and 38,236.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,315.50, 109,951.30 and 38,236.02 is: 57,342.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,315.50 : 109,951.30 = 38,236.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,315.50/109,951.30 = 38,236.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,315.50x = 109,951.30 × 38,236.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,315.50x = 4,204,100,105.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,204,100,105.83/73,315.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,342.58

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.