Home / 73,565.04-110,315.16-20,962.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,565.04, 110,315.16 and 20,962.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,565.04, 110,315.16 and 20,962.56 is: 31,434.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,565.04 : 110,315.16 = 20,962.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,565.04/110,315.16 = 20,962.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,565.04x = 110,315.16 × 20,962.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,565.04x = 2,312,488,160.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,312,488,160.41/73,565.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,434.61

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.