Home / 75,047.40-112,554.90-32,927.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,047.40, 112,554.90 and 32,927.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,047.40, 112,554.90 and 32,927.40 is: 49,383.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,047.40 : 112,554.90 = 32,927.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,047.40/112,554.90 = 32,927.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,047.40x = 112,554.90 × 32,927.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,047.40x = 3,706,140,214.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,706,140,214.26/75,047.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,383.99

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.