Home / 75,061.80-112,592.70-30,659.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,061.80, 112,592.70 and 30,659.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,061.80, 112,592.70 and 30,659.40 is: 45,989.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,061.80 : 112,592.70 = 30,659.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,061.80/112,592.70 = 30,659.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,061.80x = 112,592.70 × 30,659.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,061.80x = 3,452,024,626.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,452,024,626.38/75,061.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,989.10

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.