Home / 75,847.16-113,267.72-75,023.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,847.16, 113,267.72 and 75,023.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,847.16, 113,267.72 and 75,023.40 is: 112,037.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,847.16 : 113,267.72 = 75,023.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,847.16/113,267.72 = 75,023.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,847.16x = 113,267.72 × 75,023.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,847.16x = 8,497,729,464.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,497,729,464.65/75,847.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,037.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.