Home / 74,792.17-103,207.86-42,091.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,792.17, 103,207.86 and 42,091.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,792.17, 103,207.86 and 42,091.36 is: 58,083.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,792.17 : 103,207.86 = 42,091.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,792.17/103,207.86 = 42,091.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,792.17x = 103,207.86 × 42,091.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,792.17x = 4,344,159,190.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,344,159,190.09/74,792.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,083.07

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.