Home / 75,463.52-104,132.90-41,471.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,463.52, 104,132.90 and 41,471.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,463.52, 104,132.90 and 41,471.62 is: 57,227.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,463.52 : 104,132.90 = 41,471.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,463.52/104,132.90 = 41,471.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,463.52x = 104,132.90 × 41,471.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,463.52x = 4,318,559,330.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,318,559,330.28/75,463.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,227.11

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.