Home / 75,836.26-113,776.26-31,454.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,836.26, 113,776.26 and 31,454.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,836.26, 113,776.26 and 31,454.74 is: 47,191.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,836.26 : 113,776.26 = 31,454.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,836.26/113,776.26 = 31,454.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,836.26x = 113,776.26 × 31,454.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,836.26x = 3,578,802,676.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,578,802,676.47/75,836.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,191.18

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.