Home / 73,342.11-109,995.55-33,861.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,342.11, 109,995.55 and 33,861.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,342.11, 109,995.55 and 33,861.29 is: 50,783.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,342.11 : 109,995.55 = 33,861.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,342.11/109,995.55 = 33,861.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,342.11x = 109,995.55 × 33,861.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,342.11x = 3,724,591,217.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,724,591,217.26/73,342.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,783.80

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.