Home / 74,388.26-111,589.48-24,468.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,388.26, 111,589.48 and 24,468.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,388.26, 111,589.48 and 24,468.78 is: 36,705.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,388.26 : 111,589.48 = 24,468.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,388.26/111,589.48 = 24,468.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,388.26x = 111,589.48 × 24,468.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,388.26x = 2,730,458,436.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,730,458,436.43/74,388.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,705.50

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.