Home / 73,558.60-110,352.30-31,438.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,558.60, 110,352.30 and 31,438.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,558.60, 110,352.30 and 31,438.60 is: 47,164.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,558.60 : 110,352.30 = 31,438.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,558.60/110,352.30 = 31,438.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,558.60x = 110,352.30 × 31,438.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,558.60x = 3,469,321,818.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,469,321,818.78/73,558.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,164.05

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.