Home / 73,860.57-101,927.04-40,326.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,860.57, 101,927.04 and 40,326.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,860.57, 101,927.04 and 40,326.57 is: 55,650.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,860.57 : 101,927.04 = 40,326.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,860.57/101,927.04 = 40,326.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,860.57x = 101,927.04 × 40,326.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,860.57x = 4,110,367,913.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,110,367,913.45/73,860.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,650.37

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.