Home / 75,431.36-113,179.80-28,697.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,431.36, 113,179.80 and 28,697.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,431.36, 113,179.80 and 28,697.60 is: 43,058.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,431.36 : 113,179.80 = 28,697.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,431.36/113,179.80 = 28,697.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,431.36x = 113,179.80 × 28,697.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,431.36x = 3,247,988,628.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,247,988,628.48/75,431.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,058.86

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.