Home / 73,862,236.62-101,942,543.70-42,940,342.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,862,236.62, 101,942,543.70 and 42,940,342.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,862,236.62, 101,942,543.70 and 42,940,342.04 is: 59,265,030.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,862,236.62 : 101,942,543.70 = 42,940,342.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,862,236.62/101,942,543.70 = 42,940,342.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,862,236.62x = 101,942,543.70 × 42,940,342.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,862,236.62x = 4,377,447,694,395,934
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,377,447,694,395,934/73,862,236.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,265,030.34

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.