Home / 73,810.08-110,620.08-27,007.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,810.08, 110,620.08 and 27,007.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,810.08, 110,620.08 and 27,007.20 is: 40,476.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,810.08 : 110,620.08 = 27,007.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,810.08/110,620.08 = 27,007.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,810.08x = 110,620.08 × 27,007.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,810.08x = 2,987,538,624.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,987,538,624.58/73,810.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,476.02

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.