Home / 75,828.02-104,643.04-41,836.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,828.02, 104,643.04 and 41,836.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,828.02, 104,643.04 and 41,836.51 is: 57,734.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,828.02 : 104,643.04 = 41,836.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,828.02/104,643.04 = 41,836.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,828.02x = 104,643.04 × 41,836.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,828.02x = 4,377,899,589.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,377,899,589.39/75,828.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,734.59

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.