Home / 75,058.48-112,601.32-35,615.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,058.48, 112,601.32 and 35,615.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,058.48, 112,601.32 and 35,615.20 is: 53,429.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,058.48 : 112,601.32 = 35,615.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,058.48/112,601.32 = 35,615.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,058.48x = 112,601.32 × 35,615.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,058.48x = 4,010,318,532.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,010,318,532.06/75,058.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,429.25

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.