Home / 75,836.64-104,654.36-41,845.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,836.64, 104,654.36 and 41,845.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,836.64, 104,654.36 and 41,845.38 is: 57,746.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,836.64 : 104,654.36 = 41,845.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,836.64/104,654.36 = 41,845.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,836.64x = 104,654.36 × 41,845.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,836.64x = 4,379,301,462.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,379,301,462.86/75,836.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,746.51

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.