Home / 75,426.24-104,076.65-43,588.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,426.24, 104,076.65 and 43,588.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,426.24, 104,076.65 and 43,588.99 is: 60,146.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,426.24 : 104,076.65 = 43,588.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,426.24/104,076.65 = 43,588.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,426.24x = 104,076.65 × 43,588.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,426.24x = 4,536,595,838.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,536,595,838.14/75,426.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,146.13

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.