Home / 75,984.26-104,871.30-44,171.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,984.26, 104,871.30 and 44,171.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,984.26, 104,871.30 and 44,171.61 is: 60,964.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,984.26 : 104,871.30 = 44,171.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,984.26/104,871.30 = 44,171.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,984.26x = 104,871.30 × 44,171.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,984.26x = 4,632,334,163.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,632,334,163.79/75,984.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,964.40

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.