Home / 75,740.58-104,522.76-41,750.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,740.58, 104,522.76 and 41,750.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,740.58, 104,522.76 and 41,750.37 is: 57,615.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,740.58 : 104,522.76 = 41,750.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,740.58/104,522.76 = 41,750.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,740.58x = 104,522.76 × 41,750.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,740.58x = 4,363,863,903.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,363,863,903.42/75,740.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,615.93

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.