Home / 75,678.32-113,513.25-23,083.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,678.32, 113,513.25 and 23,083.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,678.32, 113,513.25 and 23,083.67 is: 34,624.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,678.32 : 113,513.25 = 23,083.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,678.32/113,513.25 = 23,083.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,678.32x = 113,513.25 × 23,083.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,678.32x = 2,620,302,403.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,620,302,403.63/75,678.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,624.21

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.