Home / 75,164.27-112,756.75-25,258.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,164.27, 112,756.75 and 25,258.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,164.27, 112,756.75 and 25,258.64 is: 37,891.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,164.27 : 112,756.75 = 25,258.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,164.27/112,756.75 = 25,258.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,164.27x = 112,756.75 × 25,258.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,164.27x = 2,848,081,528.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,848,081,528.89/75,164.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,891.43

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.