Home / 74,135.13-111,190.17-20,814.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,135.13, 111,190.17 and 20,814.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,135.13, 111,190.17 and 20,814.88 is: 31,218.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,135.13 : 111,190.17 = 20,814.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,135.13/111,190.17 = 20,814.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,135.13x = 111,190.17 × 20,814.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,135.13x = 2,314,410,045.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,314,410,045.73/74,135.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,218.80

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.