Home / 74,917.51-112,339.09-27,530.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,917.51, 112,339.09 and 27,530.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,917.51, 112,339.09 and 27,530.69 is: 41,282.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,917.51 : 112,339.09 = 27,530.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,917.51/112,339.09 = 27,530.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,917.51x = 112,339.09 × 27,530.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,917.51x = 3,092,772,661.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,092,772,661.67/74,917.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,282.37

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.