Home / 74,576.34-102,915.79-40,585.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,576.34, 102,915.79 and 40,585.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,576.34, 102,915.79 and 40,585.10 is: 56,007.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,576.34 : 102,915.79 = 40,585.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,576.34/102,915.79 = 40,585.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,576.34x = 102,915.79 × 40,585.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,576.34x = 4,176,847,114.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,176,847,114.15/74,576.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,007.67

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.