Home / 73,556.20-110,334.30-42,452.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,556.20, 110,334.30 and 42,452.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,556.20, 110,334.30 and 42,452.20 is: 63,678.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,556.20 : 110,334.30 = 42,452.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,556.20/110,334.30 = 42,452.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,556.20x = 110,334.30 × 42,452.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,556.20x = 4,683,933,770.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,683,933,770.46/73,556.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,678.30

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.