Home / 75,591.60-113,413.02-33,465.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,591.60, 113,413.02 and 33,465.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,591.60, 113,413.02 and 33,465.87 is: 50,210.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,591.60 : 113,413.02 = 33,465.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,591.60/113,413.02 = 33,465.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,591.60x = 113,413.02 × 33,465.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,591.60x = 3,795,465,383.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,795,465,383.63/75,591.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,210.15

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.