Home / 75,424.24-104,073.89-43,586.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,424.24, 104,073.89 and 43,586.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,424.24, 104,073.89 and 43,586.99 is: 60,143.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,424.24 : 104,073.89 = 43,586.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,424.24/104,073.89 = 43,586.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,424.24x = 104,073.89 × 43,586.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,424.24x = 4,536,267,384.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,536,267,384.76/75,424.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,143.37

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.