Home / 74,963.72-112,407.38-25,025.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,963.72, 112,407.38 and 25,025.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,963.72, 112,407.38 and 25,025.88 is: 37,526.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,963.72 : 112,407.38 = 25,025.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,963.72/112,407.38 = 25,025.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,963.72x = 112,407.38 × 25,025.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,963.72x = 2,813,093,602.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,813,093,602.99/74,963.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,526.07

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.