Home / 74,810.74-103,145.44-47,909.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,810.74, 103,145.44 and 47,909.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,810.74, 103,145.44 and 47,909.02 is: 66,054.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,810.74 : 103,145.44 = 47,909.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,810.74/103,145.44 = 47,909.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,810.74x = 103,145.44 × 47,909.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,810.74x = 4,941,596,947.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,941,596,947.87/74,810.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,054.65

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.