Home / 74,949.70-103,430.52-41,415.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,949.70, 103,430.52 and 41,415.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,949.70, 103,430.52 and 41,415.70 is: 57,153.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,949.70 : 103,430.52 = 41,415.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,949.70/103,430.52 = 41,415.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,949.70x = 103,430.52 × 41,415.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,949.70x = 4,283,647,387.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,283,647,387.16/74,949.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,153.63

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.