Home / 73,762.07-101,707.40-60,627.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,762.07, 101,707.40 and 60,627.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,762.07, 101,707.40 and 60,627.31 is: 83,596.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,762.07 : 101,707.40 = 60,627.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,762.07/101,707.40 = 60,627.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,762.07x = 101,707.40 × 60,627.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,762.07x = 6,166,245,966.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,166,245,966.39/73,762.07
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,596.44

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.