Home / 73,846.23-110,769.35-58,985.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,846.23, 110,769.35 and 58,985.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,846.23, 110,769.35 and 58,985.57 is: 88,478.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,846.23 : 110,769.35 = 58,985.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,846.23/110,769.35 = 58,985.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,846.23x = 110,769.35 × 58,985.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,846.23x = 6,533,793,248.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,533,793,248.28/73,846.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,478.36

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.