Home / 74,817.64-112,016.94-56,362.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,817.64, 112,016.94 and 56,362.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,817.64, 112,016.94 and 56,362.60 is: 84,386.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,817.64 : 112,016.94 = 56,362.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,817.64/112,016.94 = 56,362.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,817.64x = 112,016.94 × 56,362.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,817.64x = 6,313,565,982.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,313,565,982.44/74,817.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,386.06

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.