Home / 75,918.28-104,767.41-41,926.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,918.28, 104,767.41 and 41,926.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,918.28, 104,767.41 and 41,926.15 is: 57,858.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,918.28 : 104,767.41 = 41,926.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,918.28/104,767.41 = 41,926.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,918.28x = 104,767.41 × 41,926.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,918.28x = 4,392,494,041.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,392,494,041.96/75,918.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,858.19

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.