Home / 76,435.17-105,481.40-42,444.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,435.17, 105,481.40 and 42,444.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,435.17, 105,481.40 and 42,444.33 is: 58,573.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,435.17 : 105,481.40 = 42,444.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,435.17/105,481.40 = 42,444.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,435.17x = 105,481.40 × 42,444.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,435.17x = 4,477,087,350.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,477,087,350.46/76,435.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,573.66

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.