Home / 73,901.13-110,852.60-21,311.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,901.13, 110,852.60 and 21,311.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,901.13, 110,852.60 and 21,311.07 is: 31,966.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,901.13 : 110,852.60 = 21,311.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,901.13/110,852.60 = 21,311.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,901.13x = 110,852.60 × 21,311.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,901.13x = 2,362,387,411.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,362,387,411.73/73,901.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,966.86

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.