Home / 73,875.57-110,654.18-50,052.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,875.57, 110,654.18 and 50,052.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,875.57, 110,654.18 and 50,052.41 is: 74,970.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,875.57 : 110,654.18 = 50,052.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,875.57/110,654.18 = 50,052.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,875.57x = 110,654.18 × 50,052.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,875.57x = 5,538,508,385.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,538,508,385.57/73,875.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,970.77

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.