Home / 73,616.28-101,593.26-41,786.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,616.28, 101,593.26 and 41,786.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,616.28, 101,593.26 and 41,786.52 is: 57,666.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,616.28 : 101,593.26 = 41,786.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,616.28/101,593.26 = 41,786.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,616.28x = 101,593.26 × 41,786.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,616.28x = 4,245,228,790.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,245,228,790.86/73,616.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,666.98

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.