Home / 73,568.78-101,517.90-41,296.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,568.78, 101,517.90 and 41,296.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,568.78, 101,517.90 and 41,296.01 is: 56,984.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,568.78 : 101,517.90 = 41,296.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,568.78/101,517.90 = 41,296.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,568.78x = 101,517.90 × 41,296.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,568.78x = 4,192,284,213.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,192,284,213.58/73,568.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,984.56

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.