Home / 73,715.52-101,723.58-41,880

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,715.52, 101,723.58 and 41,880

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,715.52, 101,723.58 and 41,880 is: 57,792.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,715.52 : 101,723.58 = 41,880 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,715.52/101,723.58 = 41,880/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,715.52x = 101,723.58 × 41,880
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,715.52x = 4,260,183,530.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,260,183,530.40/73,715.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,792.22

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.