Home / 75,608.56-104,338.99-41,616.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,608.56, 104,338.99 and 41,616.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,608.56, 104,338.99 and 41,616.32 is: 57,430.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,608.56 : 104,338.99 = 41,616.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,608.56/104,338.99 = 41,616.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,608.56x = 104,338.99 × 41,616.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,608.56x = 4,342,204,092.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,342,204,092.55/75,608.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,430.06

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.