Home / 75,275.43-103,881.18-41,287.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,275.43, 103,881.18 and 41,287.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,275.43, 103,881.18 and 41,287.17 is: 56,976.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,275.43 : 103,881.18 = 41,287.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,275.43/103,881.18 = 41,287.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,275.43x = 103,881.18 × 41,287.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,275.43x = 4,288,959,938.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,288,959,938.46/75,275.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,976.89

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.