Home / 74,926.78-112,445.48-35,483.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,926.78, 112,445.48 and 35,483.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,926.78, 112,445.48 and 35,483.83 is: 53,251.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,926.78 : 112,445.48 = 35,483.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,926.78/112,445.48 = 35,483.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,926.78x = 112,445.48 × 35,483.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,926.78x = 3,989,996,296.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,989,996,296.59/74,926.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,251.94

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.