Home / 75,023.01-112,409.57-52,789.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,023.01, 112,409.57 and 52,789.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,023.01, 112,409.57 and 52,789.68 is: 79,096.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,023.01 : 112,409.57 = 52,789.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,023.01/112,409.57 = 52,789.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,023.01x = 112,409.57 × 52,789.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,023.01x = 5,934,065,229.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,934,065,229.24/75,023.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,096.60

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.