Home / 75,132.60-103,672.14-41,598.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,132.60, 103,672.14 and 41,598.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,132.60, 103,672.14 and 41,598.52 is: 57,399.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,132.60 : 103,672.14 = 41,598.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,132.60/103,672.14 = 41,598.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,132.60x = 103,672.14 × 41,598.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,132.60x = 4,312,607,589.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,312,607,589.23/75,132.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,399.95

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.