Home / 75,670.58-104,424.42-41,678.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,670.58, 104,424.42 and 41,678.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,670.58, 104,424.42 and 41,678.42 is: 57,515.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,670.58 : 104,424.42 = 41,678.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,670.58/104,424.42 = 41,678.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,670.58x = 104,424.42 × 41,678.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,670.58x = 4,352,244,835.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,352,244,835.02/75,670.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,515.68

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.