Home / 74,973.93-103,466.80-40,984.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,973.93, 103,466.80 and 40,984.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,973.93, 103,466.80 and 40,984.67 is: 56,560.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,973.93 : 103,466.80 = 40,984.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,973.93/103,466.80 = 40,984.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,973.93x = 103,466.80 × 40,984.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,973.93x = 4,240,552,653.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,240,552,653.96/74,973.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,560.36

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.