Home / 73,899.68-110,859.96-23,963

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,899.68, 110,859.96 and 23,963

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,899.68, 110,859.96 and 23,963 is: 35,947.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,899.68 : 110,859.96 = 23,963 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,899.68/110,859.96 = 23,963/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,899.68x = 110,859.96 × 23,963
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,899.68x = 2,656,537,221.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,656,537,221.48/73,899.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,947.89

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.