Home / 73,776.40-110,637.46-26,378.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,776.40, 110,637.46 and 26,378.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,776.40, 110,637.46 and 26,378.68 is: 39,558.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,776.40 : 110,637.46 = 26,378.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,776.40/110,637.46 = 26,378.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,776.40x = 110,637.46 × 26,378.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,776.40x = 2,918,470,153.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,918,470,153.35/73,776.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,558.32

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.