Home / 75,043.02-103,555.50-41,044.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,043.02, 103,555.50 and 41,044.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,043.02, 103,555.50 and 41,044.89 is: 56,639.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,043.02 : 103,555.50 = 41,044.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,043.02/103,555.50 = 41,044.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,043.02x = 103,555.50 × 41,044.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,043.02x = 4,250,424,106.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,250,424,106.40/75,043.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,639.83

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.