Home / 74,784.44-103,204.46-40,793.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,784.44, 103,204.46 and 40,793.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,784.44, 103,204.46 and 40,793.49 is: 56,296.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,784.44 : 103,204.46 = 40,793.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,784.44/103,204.46 = 40,793.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,784.44x = 103,204.46 × 40,793.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,784.44x = 4,210,070,106.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,210,070,106.97/74,784.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,296.07

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.