Home / 75,534.32-104,239.98-41,545.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,534.32, 104,239.98 and 41,545.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,534.32, 104,239.98 and 41,545.38 is: 57,334.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,534.32 : 104,239.98 = 41,545.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,534.32/104,239.98 = 41,545.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,534.32x = 104,239.98 × 41,545.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,534.32x = 4,330,689,580.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,330,689,580.29/75,534.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,334.07

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.