Home / 73,797.42-101,794.95-52,583.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,797.42, 101,794.95 and 52,583.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,797.42, 101,794.95 and 52,583.52 is: 72,532.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,797.42 : 101,794.95 = 52,583.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,797.42/101,794.95 = 52,583.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,797.42x = 101,794.95 × 52,583.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,797.42x = 5,352,736,789.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,352,736,789.22/73,797.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,532.84

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.