Home / 74,865.30-103,314.47-40,874.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,865.30, 103,314.47 and 40,874.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,865.30, 103,314.47 and 40,874.57 is: 56,407.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,865.30 : 103,314.47 = 40,874.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,865.30/103,314.47 = 40,874.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,865.30x = 103,314.47 × 40,874.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,865.30x = 4,222,934,317.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,222,934,317.47/74,865.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,407.09

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.