Home / 75,455.96-104,131.17-41,465.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,455.96, 104,131.17 and 41,465.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,455.96, 104,131.17 and 41,465.39 is: 57,223.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,455.96 : 104,131.17 = 41,465.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,455.96/104,131.17 = 41,465.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,455.96x = 104,131.17 × 41,465.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,455.96x = 4,317,839,054.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,317,839,054.55/75,455.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,223.30

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.