Home / 73,737.48-101,733.66-43,512.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,737.48, 101,733.66 and 43,512.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,737.48, 101,733.66 and 43,512.60 is: 60,033.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,737.48 : 101,733.66 = 43,512.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,737.48/101,733.66 = 43,512.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,737.48x = 101,733.66 × 43,512.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,737.48x = 4,426,696,054.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,426,696,054.12/73,737.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,033.19

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.