Home / 73,317.52-109,987.04-26,559.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,317.52, 109,987.04 and 26,559.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,317.52, 109,987.04 and 26,559.44 is: 39,843.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,317.52 : 109,987.04 = 26,559.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,317.52/109,987.04 = 26,559.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,317.52x = 109,987.04 × 26,559.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,317.52x = 2,921,194,189.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,921,194,189.66/73,317.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,843.06

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.