Home / 75,256.88-112,862.28-52,032.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,256.88, 112,862.28 and 52,032.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,256.88, 112,862.28 and 52,032.56 is: 78,032.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,256.88 : 112,862.28 = 52,032.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,256.88/112,862.28 = 52,032.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,256.88x = 112,862.28 × 52,032.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,256.88x = 5,872,513,355.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,872,513,355.84/75,256.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,032.91

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.