Home / 74,626.40-112,069.20-39,634.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,626.40, 112,069.20 and 39,634.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,626.40, 112,069.20 and 39,634.40 is: 59,520.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,626.40 : 112,069.20 = 39,634.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,626.40/112,069.20 = 39,634.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,626.40x = 112,069.20 × 39,634.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,626.40x = 4,441,795,500.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,441,795,500.48/74,626.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,520.43

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.