Home / 75,250.42-112,847.38-24,637.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,250.42, 112,847.38 and 24,637.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,250.42, 112,847.38 and 24,637.77 is: 36,947.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,250.42 : 112,847.38 = 24,637.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,250.42/112,847.38 = 24,637.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,250.42x = 112,847.38 × 24,637.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,250.42x = 2,780,307,731.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,780,307,731.95/75,250.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,947.41

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.