Home / 73,911.42-110,854.98-21,306.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,911.42, 110,854.98 and 21,306.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,911.42, 110,854.98 and 21,306.78 is: 31,956.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,911.42 : 110,854.98 = 21,306.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,911.42/110,854.98 = 21,306.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,911.42x = 110,854.98 × 21,306.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,911.42x = 2,361,962,670.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,361,962,670.76/73,911.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,956.67

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.