Home / 73,445.04-101,353.14-40,738.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,445.04, 101,353.14 and 40,738.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,445.04, 101,353.14 and 40,738.46 is: 56,218.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,445.04 : 101,353.14 = 40,738.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,445.04/101,353.14 = 40,738.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,445.04x = 101,353.14 × 40,738.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,445.04x = 4,128,970,333.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,128,970,333.00/73,445.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,218.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.