Home / 76,293.56-105,286.38-42,303.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,293.56, 105,286.38 and 42,303.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,293.56, 105,286.38 and 42,303.48 is: 58,379.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,293.56 : 105,286.38 = 42,303.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,293.56/105,286.38 = 42,303.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,293.56x = 105,286.38 × 42,303.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,293.56x = 4,453,980,547.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,453,980,547.33/76,293.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,379.51

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.