Home / 74,686.60-112,029.90-39,608.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,686.60, 112,029.90 and 39,608.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,686.60, 112,029.90 and 39,608.20 is: 59,412.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,686.60 : 112,029.90 = 39,608.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,686.60/112,029.90 = 39,608.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,686.60x = 112,029.90 × 39,608.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,686.60x = 4,437,302,685.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,437,302,685.18/74,686.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,412.30

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.