Home / 73,646.72-110,483.04-26,964.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,646.72, 110,483.04 and 26,964.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,646.72, 110,483.04 and 26,964.80 is: 40,451.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,646.72 : 110,483.04 = 26,964.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,646.72/110,483.04 = 26,964.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,646.72x = 110,483.04 × 26,964.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,646.72x = 2,979,153,076.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,979,153,076.99/73,646.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,451.95

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.