Home / 75,569.28-104,292.45-41,584.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,569.28, 104,292.45 and 41,584.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,569.28, 104,292.45 and 41,584.56 is: 57,390.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,569.28 : 104,292.45 = 41,584.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,569.28/104,292.45 = 41,584.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,569.28x = 104,292.45 × 41,584.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,569.28x = 4,336,955,644.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,336,955,644.57/75,569.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,390.46

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.