Home / 75,524.40-113,214.60-28,126.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,524.40, 113,214.60 and 28,126.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,524.40, 113,214.60 and 28,126.80 is: 42,163.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,524.40 : 113,214.60 = 28,126.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,524.40/113,214.60 = 28,126.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,524.40x = 113,214.60 × 28,126.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,524.40x = 3,184,364,411.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,184,364,411.28/75,524.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,163.39

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.