Home / 75,639.04-113,482.40-35,656.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,639.04, 113,482.40 and 35,656.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,639.04, 113,482.40 and 35,656.40 is: 53,495.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,639.04 : 113,482.40 = 35,656.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,639.04/113,482.40 = 35,656.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,639.04x = 113,482.40 × 35,656.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,639.04x = 4,046,373,847.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,046,373,847.36/75,639.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,495.84

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.