Home / 75,566.40-113,275.20-42,302.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,566.40, 113,275.20 and 42,302.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,566.40, 113,275.20 and 42,302.40 is: 63,411.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,566.40 : 113,275.20 = 42,302.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,566.40/113,275.20 = 42,302.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,566.40x = 113,275.20 × 42,302.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,566.40x = 4,791,812,820.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,791,812,820.48/75,566.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,411.95

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.