Home / 75,484.66-113,227-33,883.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,484.66, 113,227 and 33,883.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,484.66, 113,227 and 33,883.06 is: 50,824.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,484.66 : 113,227 = 33,883.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,484.66/113,227 = 33,883.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,484.66x = 113,227 × 33,883.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,484.66x = 3,836,477,234.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,836,477,234.62/75,484.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,824.59

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.