Home / 75,616.40-113,424.60-25,709.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,616.40, 113,424.60 and 25,709.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,616.40, 113,424.60 and 25,709.60 is: 38,564.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,616.40 : 113,424.60 = 25,709.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,616.40/113,424.60 = 25,709.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,616.40x = 113,424.60 × 25,709.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,616.40x = 2,916,101,096.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,916,101,096.16/75,616.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,564.40

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.