Home / 75,189.74-103,760.16-42,481.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,189.74, 103,760.16 and 42,481.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,189.74, 103,760.16 and 42,481.09 is: 58,622.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,189.74 : 103,760.16 = 42,481.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,189.74/103,760.16 = 42,481.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,189.74x = 103,760.16 × 42,481.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,189.74x = 4,407,844,665.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,407,844,665.77/75,189.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,622.96

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.