Home / 75,759.69-113,655.94-29,012.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,759.69, 113,655.94 and 29,012.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,759.69, 113,655.94 and 29,012.56 is: 43,525.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,759.69 : 113,655.94 = 29,012.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,759.69/113,655.94 = 29,012.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,759.69x = 113,655.94 × 29,012.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,759.69x = 3,297,449,778.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,297,449,778.61/75,759.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,525.12

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.