Home / 74,670.04-103,048.50-41,136.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,670.04, 103,048.50 and 41,136.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,670.04, 103,048.50 and 41,136.04 is: 56,769.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,670.04 : 103,048.50 = 41,136.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,670.04/103,048.50 = 41,136.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,670.04x = 103,048.50 × 41,136.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,670.04x = 4,239,007,217.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,239,007,217.94/74,670.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,769.85

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.