Home / 75,837.72-113,536.12-44,151.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,837.72, 113,536.12 and 44,151.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,837.72, 113,536.12 and 44,151.24 is: 66,098.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,837.72 : 113,536.12 = 44,151.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,837.72/113,536.12 = 44,151.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,837.72x = 113,536.12 × 44,151.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,837.72x = 5,012,760,482.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,012,760,482.79/75,837.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,098.51

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.